The Northern Air Transport Association announces the deadline for the Kenn Borek Memorial Scholarship for 2011 will be February 11, 2011. The scholarship is in honour of Kenn Borek who founded Kenn Borek Air in 1970. Now owning and operating over 50 aircraft, Kenn Borek Air provides services worldwide on all seven continents. Kenn Borek Air is also recognized worldwide for its spectacular rescue missions, including in the Antarctic.
Kenn Borek was not only a successful businessman, he was also a community leader honoured for his significant contribution to his community with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal in 2002. In recognition of his achievements, the Borek Group of Companies established an annual scholarship in the amount of $4,000, which was established to assist Western and Northern Canadian students pursuing careers in aviation. The scholarship awarded is to be used by the successful applicant to fund their aviation education.
Criteria for this scholarship include:
• the student must be accepted into a pilot or aircraft maintenance training program at an accredited post-secondary institution
• the student must be a Canadian Citizens residing in the Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, British Columbia or Alberta
• the student must have a Grade 12 diploma or equivalency, and be
• between the ages of 18 and 30
For further information, or to apply for this scholarship, please click here!
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