Awarded to qualified students with moderate to profound hearing loss to continue their education. Students must demonstrate a serious commitment to academic and career excellence. Applicant must be identified as having a moderate to profound hearing loss since birth or before acquiring language and must have a 60 dB ro greater hearing loss in the better ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz. Applicants must use speech and residual hearing and/or speech reading as their primary and preferred mode of communication. Applicants must attend or have been admitted to a college or university program that primarily enrolls students with normal hearing. See website for application. Award: Unknown.
10 Scholarships available from the Alexander Graham Bell Association.
1. Allie Raney Hunt Memorial Scholarship Award ; $250 for one year.
2. Alexander Graham Bell Assoc. For the Deaf Scholarship ; $500 or $1000 for one year.
3. Auxiliary of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Assoc ., Scholarship Award; $500 for one year.
4. David Von Hagen Scholarship Award ; $750 for one year.
5. Herbert P. Feibelman Jr. (PS) Scholarship Award ; $1000 for one year.
6. Lucille A. Abt Scholarship Award ; $1000 for one year.
7. Maude Winkler Impairment Section Scholarship Award; $1000 for one year.
8. Oral Hearing Impairment Section Scholarship Award ; $1000 for one year.
9. Robert H. Weitbrecht Scholarship Award ; $750 for one year.
10. Volta Scholarship Award ; $500 for one year
Contact:
Alexander Graham bell Association for the Deaf
Dana Hughes, Financial Aid Programs Coordinator
Email: financialaid@agbell.org
Web: www.agbell.org
Applicants may compete for both scholarships but a separate essay is required for each submission.
More information, deadlines and/or applications can be obtained from:
The Graduate Fellowship Fund (GFF) offers financial support to individuals who are deaf who are studying for their doctoral degrees. Grants are awarded annually. Applicants must be deaf or hard of hearing and must be accepted for doctoral study at an accredited college or university.
http://pr.gallaudet.edu/otg/Article.asp?ArticleID=3442
Graduate Fellowship Fund
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
800 Florida Ave. NE
Washington , DC 20002-3695
Phone: (202) 651-5060
The Graeme Clark Scholarship is a unique award open to Nucleus® cochlear implant recipients around the world. Awarded by Cochlear, this Scholarship has been set up to help individuals further themselves by undertaking university studies.
The Scholarship consists of financial assistance toward a minimum three-year undergraduate degree at an accredited university and is paid in annual installments on the completion of each year of study. It is available to those currently completing their final year of high school, to mature aged students who have been accepted into a university course and to current university students.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to the Cochlear ideals of leadership and humanity. In the Cochlear Americas region, the amount awarded is US $3,000 a year for a maximum of 4 years.
How to Apply
To be eligible for the Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship, submit the application ( downoald application from http://www.cochlearamericas.com/Community/168.asp ) and following information to:
Cochlear Americas
The Graeme Clark Scholarship
400 Inverness Parkway, Suite 400
Englewood , CO 80112
U.S.A.
Deadline: July
Contact:
National Fraternal Society of the Deaf
1118 S. 6th St.
Springfield , IL 62703
(217) 789-7429 (Voice)
(217) 789-7438 (TTY)
(217) 789-7489 (Fax)
Scholarships
Sertoma International is now accepting applications for scholarships for all deaf and hard of hearing college students pursuing four-year degrees. This organization will provide 13 awards of $1,000 each to students attending universities in the US or Canada . This scholarship program has been made possible through a donation by Oticon, Inc. and Phonic Ear Inc. Both companies are well known for the hearing instruments they create and produce. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with request. Must have 3.2 cumulative grade point average, have a documented hearing loss, be a full-time entering or continuing student in a four-year degree program at a college or university in US or Canada .
Deadline: May
Contact:
Sertoma International
1912 East Meyer Boulevard
Kansas City , MO 64132
(816) 333-8300 (Voice/TTY)
(816) 333-4320 (Fax)
http://www.sertoma.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=229&srcid=190
Eligibility: Hearing Impaired, interest in tourism/travel or hotel/restaurant management.
Minimum GPA 3.0
Contact
National Tourism Foundation
546 East Main Street
Lexington KY 40508
800-682-8886
http://www.ntfonline.org/
Scholarship Trust for Deaf and Near Deaf. In 1975 the Travelers Protective Association of America (TPA) established a scholarship trust for the deaf and near deaf. The intent and purposes of the trust are the giving of financial aid or assistance to US Residents who are deaf and hearing impaired who may benefit from medical, mechanical or specialized treatment or special education. Candidates must also demonstrate financial need.
Scholarship Trust for Deaf and Near Deaf
3755 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone (314) 371-0533
http://www.travelersprotectiveasn.com/deaf_scholarships.htm