Supporting Education

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last updated: 08/11/2008

Because the Branches of AFCEA in the UK are non-profit making organisations, they are committed to donating the excesses of income over expenditure on the major events they organise to charity.

One of the aims of AFCEA International is to sponsor education in appropriate topics and to reward scholarship by student and post-graduate student members of the Association. Because we are proscribed by US law from participation in the AFCEA International Scholarships, AFCEA (UK) have chosen to do this by establishing an Academic Trust. The Trust was set up in the late 1980s with donations from corporate members and from Branches.

 


Maj Richard Craig, Royal Signals being presented with the AT Prize on 27 July 06  for best performance in taught modules of No 20 Military Electronic Systems Engineering Course at the Defence Academy. Tom Moncur, Peter Eberle and Michael Collins

The Academic Trust

Registered Charity No. 299070

History: The Trust was established in 1987 and registered that year with the Charities Commission. In 1997 the Trustees reassessed the original object of supporting a single degree course at RMCS Shrivenham and concluded that this was too limited. With the agreement of the Charities Commission the objects were amended to included CIS courses in all three Services and in other establishments.

The Objects of this Charity are:

"To advance education in defence communications, electronics and information technology; initially by the support of the degree course in Command, Control, Communications and Information Systems at the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham and similar courses in such other establishments as the Trustees may so decide."

Trustees as at 29 Nov 07

Chairman: Commodore P Eberle RN (Retd)
Peter.Eberle@generaldynamics.uk.com

Secretary/Treasurer: Colonel (Retired) T F Moncur
 rsi@royalsignals.mod.uk

Col (Retd) JEF Kirby OBE
john_kirby@symantec.com.

Commander RJ Searle RN (Retd)
 assoc.dir@afcea.org.uk

Mr Roger McKinlay
roger.mckinlay@uk.thalesgroup.com.

Air Cdre B M Wynn OBE RAF (Retd)
 bruce.wynn@afcea.org.uk

Brig J Terrington
jaterrington@lineone.net

Air Cdre Rick Holt RAF (Retd)

Current Awards

Awards currently provided to the following courses:

Establishment

Course

Frequency

Award

RMCS Shrivenham CISM B Eng Annual £200
  MESE MSc Annual £200
HMS Collingwood POWEA 3 per year £50
  PO Comms 6 per year £50
PWO(CEW)   5 every 2 years £50
The   Royal  School  of Signals CISM MSc Annual £200
Blandford Yeoman of  Signals
BSc Course		 Annual £150
Blandford Foreman of Signals
BSc Course 		Annual £150
Blandford Supvrs IS Course Annual £150
Blandford CISM MSc Course Annual £200
RAF( Loughborough  University  ) ASE MSc Annual £200

Each award winner is also offered one year’s membership of AFCEA which, if taken up by the winner, is paid for by the Academic Trust.

Academic Links

Goto the RMCS Home Page...

Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham.

The RMCS delivers education in science, engineering and management to students drawn from the armed forces, civil service and industries of the UK and selected foreign and commonwealth countries.

 

Goto the HMS Collingwood Home Page...

HMS Collingwood, Fareham.

HMS Collingwood is the Royal Navy School of Communications and Weapon Engineering. Engineering, Communications and IT training is provided to industry and foreign defence forces through a partnering agreement with Flagship Training Limited.

 

The Royal School of Signals, Blandford.

The Royal School of Signals is the Army's school for Communications and Information Systems (CIS) training for all ranks of the Royal Corps of Signals and provides courses for other Arms, Corps and foreign defence forces. Blandford Camp hosts the Army's CIS Centre of Excellence.
 

 
 

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