Youth bursaries
The Gatineau gliding club (GGC) offers financial bursaries to youth members to support their development as pilots. A student glider pilot can begin instruction at age 14 and can get their glider pilot license at the age of 16.
There are two sources to the bursaries. The first is an amount provided by the Soaring Association of Canada (SAC) of $500 for direct flying costs. The second part is the memorial fund established to remember Adam Sneyd, a young member of the Gatineau Gliding Clubwho lost his life to cancer.The Sneyd fund has been seeded through private donations. The fund aims to provide an additional $500 bursary.There are up to five SAC bursaries given per year. There could be one or more Sneyd given a year.
Particulars
Candidate qualities
This club depends on the dedication and commitment of its members, who are also its volunteers.Young people who are considering gliding as a way to start their aviation future need to consider how they will contribute to this committed community. The Gatineau gliding club values member qualities of gliding passion, safety, continuous learning, initiative, leadership, cooperation, community mindedness, and volunteerism.
Application deadline
- Send your completed application BY midnight of April 15 to info@gatineauglidingclub.ca
- The GGC youth evaluation committee will review and document decisions for submissions.
- Only successful applicants will be notified no later than May 15.
- If there still remains bursary funding to dispense, an additional call for applicants will be made on the website.
How to apply
- To apply for the GGC Youth bursary programs, please submit the joint application form.
- Waiver sign-off required (download waiver form)
- Parental approval is required if the pilot participant is less than 18 years old. Both parents or a guardian is required to sign the waiver to ensure they have insurance cover for the student to participate in the program.
- Self: if the youth participant is older than 18 years, they are required to sign off on their waiver and to make sure that they have insurance cover to participate in the program.
- Provide Medical fitness for Transport Canada’s medical requirements for a glider pilot license.
- Prepare a personal statement of 250 words or less explaining the following:
- Why do you want to learn to fly gliders?
- Your flying goals for the season?
- What volunteering or personal skills you can contribute to the GCC?
- Information on Awards & recognition: sports, leadership, community, volunteer etc
- Letter of recommendation from a high school teacher, coach, boss, guidance counsellor or person in a similar position of authority who knows the candidate well
- Provide proof of age: Youth applicants need to be between 14 and 21, or to be a full-time student and no more than the age of 25 as of January 1st of the year of application.
- Photo identification is required that is not expired showing the date of birth. (passport, driver’s license, provincial ID card).
- Provide Proof of Student status 21 to 25 years as of Jan 1: For an applicant aged 21-25, proof of full-time study is required. Proof can be obtained from the admissions office when tuition fees are paid to a qualifying learning institution (college, university, trade school, etc).
- Be a member in good standing: GCC and SAC with fees paid in full
Height / weight
- Glider pilots fly with their hands and feet. The prospective pilot needs to be approximately between 5”0 and 6’3 to fly comfortably.
- The student pilot must weigh at least 120lbs and less that 242lb.
- Email info@gatineauglidingclub.ca for specific questions.
Reimbursement of flying costs from bursaries through club financial system
- Monthly statements of flying costs are created by the club financial system.
- Each pilot is required to review and sign-off on their monthly flying costs.
- Once the monthly account is approved by the treasurer, a non refundable credit is assessed to the youth flying account until the bursary is expired.