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THE INTAKE FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW CLOSED.
Every year, 13 students pursuing an aviation-related career in the North can each receive a $5,000 scholarship from a fund sponsored by the NWT Department of Transportation, Nunavut Department of Economic Development and Transportation, Adlair Aviation, Discovery Air (which owns Air Tindi and Great Slave Helicopters), and Keewatin Air. |
The NWT Department of Transportation sponsors six scholarships, the Nunavut Department of Economic Development and Transportation contributes four scholarships, while Adlair Aviation, Discovery Air, and Keewatin Air provide one scholarship each. The scholarships are offered to residents of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (two year minimum residency - a combination of continuous residency in both territories would be accepted to meet the residency requirement).
For more information about the ACDP, please click here. To apply for the scholarship, please fill out the application form.
For a list of possible careers and a link to schools and colleges in Canada offering training for those careers, please visit our Aviation Training page. For a list of 2010 scholarship winners, please click here. For a list of 2009 scholarship winners and the schools they are attending, please click here. For a list of 2008 scholarship winners and the schools they are attending, please click here.
Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund
The Yellowknife Community Foundation administers the Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund which provides one aviation student in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut with a $1,000 scholarship to pursue post-secondary education in the aviation industry. Applications must be received by May 15 of each year.
The Scholarship Fund was established in memory of pilots John Bidwell and Jim Smith. John Bidwell was a northern pilot who is remembered as being passionate about aviation and encouraging to aspiring pilots. James Smith was a northern pilot and aviation pioneer who was the first ever to land a DC-4 on wheels in a flight to Antarctica.
For further information, or to apply, please click here.
The Kenn Borek Memorial Scholarship
The late Kenn Borek was a successful businessman and community leader honoured for his significant contribution to his community with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal in 2002.
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In recognition of his achievements, the Borek Group of Companies established an annual scholarship in the amount of $4,000 in his name. |
The Kenn Borek Memorial Scholarship is established to assist Western and Northern Canadian students pursuing careers in aviation. Information on the scholarship can be found at the website of the Northern Air Transport Association, which administers the scholarship.
Interested in a career in aviation but not quite sure what type of jobs are available? Click here to learn more about the jobs available in aviation.