AOPA Air Safety Foundation
Donald Burnside Memorial Scholarship
Dear Scholarship Applicant:
Thank you for your inquiry in the AOPA Air Safety Foundation/McAllister and Burnside Memorial Scholarships.
The scholarships are awarded annually and administered jointly by the AOPA Air Safety Foundation and the University Aviation Association (UAA). The scholarships will be awarded in July 2010.
Information for both scholarships concerning application procedures and the criteria upon which applicants are judged is provided below. Essentially, the application form must be submitted along with an official transcript from the applicant's college or university and a 250-word essay.
An original and seven copies of the entire application packet should be sent to:
Dr. Mark Sherman
Chair & Flight Center Director
Farmingdale State College
107 Lupton Hall
2350 Broadhollow Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735
AOPA Air Safety Foundation/Donald Burnside Memorial Scholarship Information
The AOPA Air Safety Foundation/Donald Burnside Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually and administered jointly by the AOPA Air Safety Foundation and the University Aviation Association. One award in the amount of $1,000 will be made to a promising young man or woman who, without assistance, would find it difficult to obtain a college education. Award will be made to U.S. citizens without regard to sex, race, religion or national origin.
The recipient must be enrolled in and plan to continue a college curriculum leading to a degree in the field of aviation. Previous recipients are not eligible.
Announcement of scholarship awards will be made annually on or about July 1 by the AOPA Air Safety Foundation after consideration of applications received by the deadline submission date. Recipients will be notified by letter. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a college junior or senior at the time the application is submitted with at least one semester/quarter to be completed after September 1, 2009.
- Have achieved academic proficiency (grade point average) at time of application of 3.25 or better (on a 4.0 system).
- Be enrolled in a baccalaureate level, non-engineering aviation degree program at a four-year institution and plan to continue the following year (community college students are eligible when they have transferred to a four-year institution). The applicant's college must be listed as an organization described in section 170( c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
- Submit a 250-word maximum typed, double-spaced essay on: "Should flight simulators play an increased role in primary flight instruction?"
- Application must be accompanied by an official transcript from applicant's college or university. The Registrar's Office can mail your official transcript to the below address or place in a sealed envelope so you can mail with your application form.
An original and seven copies of the entire completed application packet should be sent to:
Dr. Mark Sherman
Chair & Flight Center Director
Farmingdale State College
107 Lupton Hall
2350 Broadhollow Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Please follow instructions completely and do not send any documents that are not listed or your application will be disqualified.
Your application must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2010.
