Youth Bursary Program
The Soaring Association of Canada (SAC) offers a monetary bursary to youth members under the age of 26 years old and who are full time students at qualifying learning institution (high school, university, college or trade school, etc).
The maximum SAC bursary available per qualifying applicant is $500 and the funds are then fully matched by SOSA, effectively doubling the funds available to the applicant. SOSA supports up to 2 bursaries per year.
The money is to be used on flying activities, not for membership dues, with the goal of maximizing flying training.
In exchange for receiving the bursary, the recipient(s) are expected to contribute 50 hours of volunteer work at SOSA in the year in which they are awarded the bursary. The funds will be released to the recipient(s) at an hourly rate as their work logs are reported to the Club Treasurer via their mentor.
To apply for the bursary program, youth members at SOSA should submit a written request to the SOSA Club Secretary by end of April each year. If bursaries are still available after that, applications can be submitted by end of June.
The request should be in essay format and include the following information:
Once reviewed and approved by SOSA board of directors, the applications are submitted for SAC Youth Bursary Program review. SAC application can be downloaded from here.
The maximum SAC bursary available per qualifying applicant is $500 and the funds are then fully matched by SOSA, effectively doubling the funds available to the applicant. SOSA supports up to 2 bursaries per year.
The money is to be used on flying activities, not for membership dues, with the goal of maximizing flying training.
In exchange for receiving the bursary, the recipient(s) are expected to contribute 50 hours of volunteer work at SOSA in the year in which they are awarded the bursary. The funds will be released to the recipient(s) at an hourly rate as their work logs are reported to the Club Treasurer via their mentor.
To apply for the bursary program, youth members at SOSA should submit a written request to the SOSA Club Secretary by end of April each year. If bursaries are still available after that, applications can be submitted by end of June.
The request should be in essay format and include the following information:
- Background Information about yourself
- Why you are applying for the bursary
- Your flying goals for the season
- How you are prepared to help the club
Once reviewed and approved by SOSA board of directors, the applications are submitted for SAC Youth Bursary Program review. SAC application can be downloaded from here.