BC General Aviation Association Awards (BCGA) / Deadline June 30th
Any BCGA member is eligible and members may nominate themselves. These awards are not necessarily for those pursuing aviation as a career. They may be applied for by both student pilots and those that are and established and have a little more “life experience”. The BCGA awards are also open to any member of the GA community from Pilots to AMEs. The BCGA awards are not charity, they are a means of recognizing members and promoting further training and education in General Aviation and can be used for higher licenses, recurrent training, mountain training, float training, etc…
This years BCGA scholarships open for application currently include:
- Erissa Yong BCGA Bursary: $1000
- Sparky Imeson Memorial BCGA Bursary: $1,000
- Onkarbir Singh Toor Memorial BCGA Scholarship: $1000
BC Aviation Council Awards (BCAC) / DEADLINE May 31st
BC Aviation Council members recognize the financial pressures students face when pursuing studies in aviation and aerospace. The Council is pleased to provide the opportunity to present a number of scholarships on an annual basis.
This years BCAC scholarships open for application currently include:
- Harbour Air Advanced Float Plane Endorsement
- Anderson Family Flight Training: $5,000
- Helijet Helicopter IFR Training Bursary Award: $3,500
- Barry & Jim Aviation Maintenance Graduate Bursary: $3,000
- Conair Group Commercial Aviation Training Bursary: $3,000
- Michelle Ward Memorial Bursary: $2,000
- Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang, Ernie Alexander Memorial Bursary: $2,000
- Al Michaud Memorial Bursary: $1,000
- Anne and Rudi Bauer Memorial Bursary: $1,000
- BC Aviation Council “Career” Training Bursary: $1,000
- BC Aviation Council Flight Instructor Training Bursary: $1,000
- BCAC Airports Committee Airport Operations Management Training Bursary: $2,000 x 2
- Mary Swain Memorial Aviation Training Bursary: $1,000
- William Templeton Airport Operations Management Training Bursary: $1,000