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Page owned by Col Tom Moncur -
rsi@royalsignals.mod.uk -
last updated:
21/03/2011 |
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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.
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On 17 Sep 09, Air Cdre Bruce Wynn OBE FBCS CITP RAF (retd),
one of the Trustees, presented the 2009 AFCEA Academic Trust award for the
top student on the GCHQ Terrestrial Radio Signals Development Course to Sgt
Andrew Campbell RAF (right), at a small presentation ceremony held in the
training facility in Scarborough |
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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 25 Sep 09
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)
rsearle@rjdtechnology.co.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:
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Course |
Establishment |
Value (Freq) |
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Royal Navy: |
System Engineering Management Course |
HMS Collingwood |
£300 (3) |
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Weapons Engineering Systems Artificer/POET |
HMS Collingwood |
£150 (3) |
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PO CIS |
HMS Collingwood |
£
75 (3) |
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Army: |
Royal Signals CISM Course |
DCCIS |
£200 (1) |
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Foreman of Signals Course |
DCCIS |
£300 (1) |
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Yeoman of Signals Course |
DCCIS |
£250 (1) |
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Foreman (IS) Course |
DCCIS |
£150 (1) |
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Yeoman of Signals (EW) Course |
DCCIS |
£150
(2) |
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Royal Air Force: |
Advanced Systems Engineering |
RAF Cranwell |
£300 (1) |
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Tri-Service: |
MESE Course |
Defence University, RMCS |
£300 (1) |
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ACC Courses |
DISC Chicksands |
£
75 (6) |
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Top A-Level Student |
DSFC, Welbeck |
£100
(1) |
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TRF SD Course |
GCHQ, Scarborough |
£300
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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