The British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA) opened applications for its well-regarded aviation scholarships on 8 May. The BWPA offers scholarships to support women in the UK of all ages and backgrounds to help them achieve their aviation aspirations, reinforcing one of its key aims – promoting women’s training and employment within aviation.
This is a particularly special year, as the BWPA celebrates its 70th anniversary. For 2025 at least 35 scholarships and fifteen aviation kit and voucher awards are available for all levels of experience and all types of flying. These will help scholarship winners in various ways, including gaining their first qualifications, building upon existing qualifications, or working towards a first paid flying job.
Applicants will be asked to submit information on their current aviation experience, what they enjoy most about flying, why they believe they deserve the award and how they would use the award if successful. They will be shortlisted by a panel of judges who will determine which of the candidates show the most promise for their future flying. Annabel Cook, BWPA Deputy Chair, commented: “As we celebrate seventy years of supporting women in aviation, we are proud to offer more scholarships than ever before.”
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