April 7, 2017 @ 1 pm
SCHOLARS’ SCHOLAR 2017
Mathew Monaghan, aged 27 from Northern Ireland and who suffers from muscular dystrophy, is the first recipient of a scholarship funded by the Scholars’ Scholar campaign and will be training at Shadow Aviation in the summer.
Following the success of the Scholars’ Scholar campaign in 2016, FSDP are pleased to announce that they have launched a follow up campaign for 2017. Last year FSDP launched the Scholars’ Scholar campaign to enable its scholars to raise enough money to fund a scholarship in 2017,…
Read MoreApril 7, 2017 @ 12 pm
FSDP 2017 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED
Having sifted through over 60 applications the FSDP Selection Board met 18 candidates at RAF Cranwell from the 26th to 28th March 2017 and are pleased to announce that 12 scholarships have been awarded for 2017.
Having sifted through over 60 applications the FSDP Selection Board met 18 candidates at RAF Cranwell from the 26th to 28th March 2017 and are pleased to announce that 12 scholarships have been awarded for 2017. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, scholarships have been awarded…
Read MoreApril 7, 2017 @ 11 am
Michael Holden receives MBE in New Years Honours List Copy Copy
Flying Scholarships for Disabled People are delighted to announce that scholar Michael Holden has been awarded an MBE by HM Queen in this New Year Honours List.
The award was made for services to the disabled community in Northern Ireland and comes following extensive awareness raising by Michael, to the needs of people with disabilities. Michael was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2010. He overcame the shock of his diagnosis to set up a travel review site for disabled…
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2017 @ 10 am
Andy Lewis receives MBE from HRH Prince Charles Copy
Flying Scholarships for Disabled People are delighted to announce that scholar Michael Holden has been awarded an MBE by HM Queen in this New Year Honours List.
FSDP scholar and gold medal winning Paralympian Andy Lewis met HRH Prince Charles recently when he went to Buckingham Palace to collect his MBE for services to triathlon. Andy was involved in a motor-cycle accident in 1999 and after continual complications he had his leg amputated in…
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