UKSA Lister Charitable Trust announce £50,000 of funding
by Anna Symcox, UK Sailing Academy 3 Jan 2007 09:03 GMT
Available to budding young sailors
The UKSA are offering financial assistance to young people to help them train for professional maritime careers. Anyone aged between 17 and 25 can apply for bursary funding as part of the UKSA’s Chichester Scholarship Scheme. The scheme aims to provide wider access to the UKSA’s professional career courses such as the Ocean Graduate Plus+, Yachting Cadetship, Professional Yacht Engineer or the Professional Instructor Training watersports course, all of which can lead to rewarding careers at sea.
Stephen Chipperfield, UKSA and Lister Trust Trustee, who announced the bursary funding, said: “For too many young people today, there appeared to be little alternative to seeking a career in the towns and cities of the UK, rather than the ports and oceans of the world. We recognise that this could lead to an erosion of Britain’s maritime tradition and a lost opportunity for young people with the potential to enjoy a rewarding and character-building career at sea. The UKSA Chichester Scholarship Scheme has been designed to provide wider access to such opportunities by providing financial help to deserving and disadvantaged young people for a career in professional yachting.”
Bursary application forms can be obtained by calling a UKSA course adviser on 01983 203034.
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