Scholarships
Doc & Rosa Lee Watson Scholarship
The Goodnight Family Scholarship in Sustainable Agriculture
 DOC & ROSA LEE WATSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Doc and Rosa Lee want to help local students majoring in Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University. Sustainable Development is often defined as: “Development that meets the needs of the people today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.”
Improving the use of our resources, creating efficient roads and transportation, protecting and enhancing quality of life, and creating new businesses are issues communities struggle with daily.
Sustainable Development students study and debate these issues in classes focused on economic development, resource management, sustainable agriculture, conservation, and rural communities.
The Sustainable Development major prepares students for careers in government, non-profit organizations, agriculture, and business.
The reuse of the Old Cove Creek School and the businesses and services that now use the building and support the community are examples of sustainable development in practice.
Doc and Rosa’s Scholarship Fund will provide at least one annual scholarship to a local student with financial need during their junior year at Appalachian State University. The scholarship is renewable for the student’s senior year provided he/she remains in good academic standing.
If you'd like to support the Doc & Rosa Lee Watson Scholarship Fund, choose one of the four levels of sponsorship below:
Founder . . . . . . . . . $500
Partner . . . . . . . . . . $250
Sponsor . . . . . . . . . $100
Donor . . . . .Whatever you can
Make check payable to Doc & Rosa Lee Watson Scholarship Fund. Contributions can be mailed to:
Watson Scholarship Fund
c/o Cove Creek Preservation & Development, Inc.
Post Office Box 344
Sugar Grove, NC 28679
Cove Creek Preservation & Development, Inc. is a nonprofit organization and the sponsor of the Doc Watson Music Fest. For more information, please call: (828) 297-2200
THE GOODNIGHT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
 The Goodnight Family would like to assist students in the Sustainable Development Program interested in pursuing study and/or careers in sustainable agriculture and sustainable farm management. To this end they have generously agreed to support a scholarship fund.
The student/recipient for this scholarship must be in at least their sophomore year at Appalachian State University, have declared a Sustainable Development major concentration or BA/BS, and in good academic standing with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
The scholarship awardees will receive an unrestricted $500.00 for the academic year. Selection is based upon the applicant’s academic merit and demonstration of community/regional service by the Sustainable Development Scholarship and Awards Committee. Applications are due by May 1st. The Scholarship(s) will be awarded annually in mid May with the funds dispensed to the awardee(s) in late August.
To apply:
Students who qualify and wish to apply please send a brief statement (maximum 500 words) describing why you think you are deserving of this scholarship. Please speak specifically to your abilities concerning scholarship and merit as well as community or other service.
- Email your statement as a MS Word or other recognized document as an attachment.
- Be certain to put “Goodnight Scholarship” in the Subject Line of your email
- Email to smithcl@appstate.edu
- Be certain to include all your contact information including your email address, university as well as permanent home and/or “summer” address.
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