SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATIONS ARE WELCOME FOR THE AIRBORNE FORCES SCHOLARSHIP.
This fund was jointly established by the Canadian Airborne Forces Association (CAFA) and the now defunct Airborne Regiment Association of Canada (ARAC). A $3000 bursary is awarded in August each year to one qualified and deserving applicant who will be attending a post-secondary institution in the upcoming academic year in a full-time programme of study. For further info such as contact details of the Scholarship Chairman Perry Metaxas, eligibility, key dates and procedures for application, see the CAFA website at www.canadianairborneforces.ca/scholarship.
To be eligible, candidates must have been accepted on a full-time basis at a post-secondary institution and have demonstrated academic aptitude. Eligible applicants include current members of CAFA; spouses, children or grandchildren of current CAFA members (either living or deceased); members in good standing of a Cadet Corps that is affiliated with CAFA; or any current Army Cadet who is a qualified Canadian Forces Parachutist. Applications may be submitted in either English or French. The deadline for applications for the bursary each year is 30 June.
Bruce Ewing
President
Canadian Airborne Forces Association
LES CANDIDATURES SONT LES BIENVENUES POUR LA BOURSE DES FORCES AÉROPORTÉES.
Ce fonds a été créé conjointement par l'Association canadienne des forces aéroportées (CAFA) et la défunte Association des régiments aéroportés du Canada (ARAC). Une bourse de 3 000 $ est accordée en août de chaque année à un candidat qualifié et méritant qui fréquentera un établissement postsecondaire au cours de la prochaine année universitaire dans le cadre d'un programme d'études à temps plein. Pour plus d'informations telles que les coordonnées du président de la bourse d'études Scholarship Chairman Perry Metaxas, l'éligibilité, les dates clés et les procédures de candidature, consultez le site Web du CAFA à l'adresse www.canadianairborneforces.ca/scholarship.
Pour être éligibles, les candidats doivent avoir été acceptés à temps plein dans un établissement postsecondaire et avoir démontré des aptitudes académiques. Les candidats admissibles comprennent les membres actuels de l'ACAF ; les conjoints, les enfants ou les petits-enfants des membres actuels de l'ACAF (vivants ou décédés) ; les membres en règle d'un corps des cadets affilié à l'ACAF ; ou tout cadet de l'armée actuel qui est un parachutiste qualifié Les candidatures peuvent être soumises en anglais ou en français. La date limite pour les demandes de bourse de chaque année est le 30 juin.
Bruce Ewing
Président
Association des Forces aéroportées du Canada
THE CANADIAN AIRBORNE FORCES ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
$3,000.00
Funded jointly by CAFA and ARAC
KEY DATES
Applications due – 30 June
Selection committee meets – No later than 15 August
Awards issued – 31 August
Application
Applications may be made in English or French. To permit processing and selection prior to the upcoming academic year, the following documents must be received by the designated CAFA Scholarship Chairman by or on 30 June at the latest:
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Completed Scholarship Application in the format at Appendix 1 to CAFA SOP Number 3;
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Proof of Acceptance at the proposed post-secondary academic institution. (If available but to follow if not); and
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Academic Transcripts of the previous academic year and the current academic year when available. If the current end-year transcript is unavailable, an interim transcript reflecting the year up to and including the last term.
Candidates must ensure that copies of “letters of acceptance” from the proposed post-secondary academic institution and their “final transcripts of marks” have been submitted before any award will be made. Candidates who fail to provide the required documents on or by 30 JULY without valid reason, shall forfeit their standing.
Eligibility
To be eligible, candidates must have been accepted at a post-secondary institution and will have demonstrated academic aptitude. Candidates are limited to one award. Eligibility is as follows:
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Members of CAFA, ARAC or other constituent associations;
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Spouses, children, or grandchildren of an association member, (be the member living or deceased);
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A member in good standing of a Cadet Corps affiliated with CAFA or ARAC; or
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Any Army Cadet who is a qualified Canadian Forces Parachutist.
Ineligibility Criteria
Individuals who are currently approved to receive or are receiving educational grants from the Canadian government or from other national or international entities are not eligible to apply for the CAFA Scholarship Grant.
QUERIES and APPLICATIONS to:
Scholarship Chairman, Perry Metaxas
Tel: (613) 305 3474, Email: metaxasp@yahoo.ca
