AAEF - Douglas C. Watson Scholarship

This scholarship, sponsored by the Aviation/Aerospace Education Foundation, is in honor of Douglas Watson, the first African-American aeronautical engineer. He spent most of his career with the Fairchild Republic Aviation Corporation and helped develop the F-105 and F-84 jet fighters.

The scholarship is awarded based on financial need to full-time Aviation and Transportation students with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better. Priority will be placed on awarding the scholarship to a student from the Central New York (Syracuse) area. In the event that there are no qualified applicants from the Central New York area, students who are residents of upstate New York shall be eligible for consideration. Applicants are required to write a short biography and an essay requesting consideration for the scholarship and to submit two letters of recommendation to the Admissions Office. Scholarship decisions are made jointly by Dowling College and the AAEF.

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