Each year, the Foundation funds and manages a Nevil Shute Norway Excellence in Aviation Scholarship program through which one or more selected recipients are awarded a $1,500 USD scholarship to further their education toward a career in aviation. The Royal Victorian Aero Club (RVAC), where Nevil Shute's wife Frances Norway received her pilot training, was selected as the agency to administer the first two years of the scholarship program and are likely to continue as the Foundations representatives in that regard. The RVAC is located at Moorabbin Airfield, just outside of Melbourne. It was there that Nevil Shute kept his beloved Percival Proctor, Item Willie.

2005 Recipient Jeanne Campbell and Tobago JTU

In 2005, one scholarship for $1,500 USD was awarded to Jeanne Campbell. Jeanne lives in Moorabbin, Victoria,, and is an Administrative and Technical Officer. She has a Bachelor of Science (honours), and is working on her Diploma of Aviation. She attended the University of Melbourne. Her hobbies are flying, making jewellery, netball and cooking. Her previous flying experience - she has her private pilot's licence, 150 hours total time, through the RVAC. She says that this scholarship allows her to compete the command (can't read the next word, but it looks like hour or tour) for the CPL, (Commercial Pilot's Licence) with a trip to outback Australia. With the scholarship funding, a huge portion of the flying costs, she will be able to use the money she has budgeted for command (tour or hour) building over the next few months to pay for other travel-related expenses. With this assistance, she will still be able to complete training for the CPL within her budget and schedule. Such a trip will provide new and extremely valuable flying experience in challenging situations, and allow her to see part of the country that she would be otherwise unlikely to see, in a way that few people get to see them.

Dear Heather,
I am writing to thank the Nevil Shute Norway Foundation for awarding me the 2005 Excellence in Aviation Scholarship. The scholarship allowed me to bring forward my plans to undertake a Flight Instructor Rating which I completed in August this year with the Royal Victorian Aero Club. After completing this training I was immediately employed by the club as an Instructor. I very much appreciate the assistance the foundation has provided.
Attached is a photo from the recent RVAC Wings presentation night. I was co-recipient of the Chris Smith Trophy (student of the year) and the photo is of me with my instructor Greg Seymon.
Regards,
Jeannie Campbell

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Two $1,500 USD scholarships were awarded in 2004, a commercial pilot scholarship to Satish Vasan and a ground engineer scholarship to Paul Williamson, both also studying at the RVAC in Moorabbin.

2004 Recipients Satish Vasan and Paul Williams

One $1,500 USD scholarship was awarded in 2003 to 19-year-old Australian Ben Lawrence, an aspiring commercial pilot who receives his flight training through the RVAC while pursuing a Business Degree at Swinburn University and working full time as a cinema projectionist.

2003 RVAC Scholarship Presentation and recipient Ben Lawrence

Foundation representatives present 2003 scholarship check to RVAC.
Left to right: Chief Flight Instructor Joe Ferlazzo, scholarship recipient Ben Lawrence, Flight Operations Director Roger Smith, Dan and Zia Telfair.

Criteria for award of the scholarships may be found by consulting the RVAC Web Site at www.rvac.com.au.

This scholarship program is funded by donations from Foundation Board members and other generous Shutists. If you feel this is something you would like to support, please make a donation using the PayPal button below or by contacting the foundation Secretary/Treasurer at foundation@nevilshute.org.
Thank You.