Scholarships
Supporting young pilots pursuing a professional aviation career in the US or Canada.
This is an exciting development for the Honourable Company of Air Pilots NA Region that will support young pilots pursuing a professional aviation career in the US or Canada.
The Foundation was started in early 2023 by HCAP NA member, Mark Tousey. The Company has a long history of encouraging young people in the UK to embark on a career in aviation through providing scholarships for gliding, PPLs and flight instructor training, but until now, the NA Region had not yet had that provision.
Mark set out to change this and shortly after, the first board meeting was convened of the HCAP Aerospace Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (ASF). It is founded as a US-based charity, the board comprising Liveryman Peter Allen, Upper Freeman Dave White, Liveryman Lucy Young, Liveryman Katherine Hodge and Liveryman Mark Tousey.
The ASF board is delighted to announce that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service approved the board’s application to become a 501(c)(3) organization in the spring of 2024.
Armed with this IRS approval, the board is now pleased to open the foundation to donations.
The ASF is to begin granting scholarships of $5,000 each in 2025.
Applications are currently closed. Please check back regularly for the program launch when forms will be available to download from this page.
Scholarships will be exclusively focused on those students who already have their commercial license or who will have completed it by the time the scholarship is paid out and who are working toward their ATPL or type ratings.
All contributions are tax-deductible for US taxpayers. The ASF Board will be establishing a Canadian foundation in the next year or so to provide Canadian donors similar tax benefits. In the meantime, Canadian donors are most welcome to make a donation to ASF without tax deductibility. All donations will be acknowledged with a receipt for tax purposes.
Account name is HCAP Aerospace Scholarship Foundation.
Visit our Zeffy donation page for online contributions.
Account name: HCAP Aerospace Scholarship Foundation. Email: davewhiteual777@gmail.com
@HCAP_ASF — Honourable Company of Air Pilots (North America) Aerospace Scholarship Foundation.
US dollar checks can be made out to HCAP Aerospace Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
You may send them to HCAP ASF, care of Dave White, 3409 Colt Drive, Plano TX, 75074-2827
It is worthwhile checking if your employer offers a matching program whereby they will match your donation. We are aware that the following companies offer charitable donation matches at no additional cost to the donor:
Supporting the ASF in your will or trust is a valuable way to extend support beyond your lifetime while ensuring that future generations of young pilots will have the opportunity to fulfil their dreams. Bequests are an important part of our fundraising, helping to further our mission.
Including a bequest to the ASF in your will or trust is easily done. The HCAP Aerospace Scholarship Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity registered with the Internal Revenue Service. Our correspondence address is 23 Hamilton Street, Teaticket, MA 02536, and our EIN is 93-2359280. Gifts can be a specified sum of money, a proportion of your estate, or specific items of your property.
For more information or to discuss possible areas for your support please feel free to contact the ASF Chairman, Mark Tousey, at mark.tousey@gmail.com. All conversations will be treated in confidence and will not constitute any binding agreement.
