13 October 2014
The de Havilland Educational Trust will be offering flying bursaries in 2015 to assist the conversion of British based PPL holders onto Tiger Moth aircraft as an introduction to their continuing involvement with vintage aircraft. The bursary will be known as the ‘Fiona McKay Flying Bursary’.
The Bursary will provide for up to five hours flying on a Tiger Moth (subject to a maximum level of funding) at a DHET approved training establishment of the recipient’s choice.
Written applications will be scrutinised by an expert panel and a short list drawn up from which candidates will be called forward for interview.
At the time of their application, candidates must be in possession of a valid PPL appropriate to flying a Tiger Moth aircraft in British airspace, with a minimum of 75 hours pilot in command. The bursary will be valid from the date of the award in the spring of 2015 until 31 December 2016.
The de Havilland Educational Trust will also be offering engineering bursaries in 2015 to assist the personal development of engineers involved with vintage aircraft. The bursary will be known as the ‘Amy Johnson Engineering Bursary’. Amy Johnson was not only a pilot but an engineer who wanted women to have the same opportunities in the professional world of aviation as men. After her death in 1941 a fund was set up which formed the basis of the Amy Johnson Memorial Trust, assisting British women pilots to gain their professional pilot qualification and first job. The European licensing procedures have now driven the costs above those affordable by the Trust, which has been closed down.
However, the Amy Johnson Engineering Bursary for men and for women has been introduced by the de Havilland Educational Trust, thus turning to Amy Johnson’s other professional qualifications: she held ‘A’ and ‘C’ engineering licences on the DH.60 Gipsy Moth and Gipsy engine.
Application forms for both bursaries are available from:
The Secretary
The de Havilland Educational Trust
Staggers
23 Hall Park Hill
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire HP4 2NH.
[email protected]
<a href=’http://www.dehavillandeducationaltrust.co.uk’ target=’_blank’>www.dehavillandeducationaltrust.co.uk</a>
Closing date for the receipt of applications by any method is midnight on 31 March 2015.
