Scholarships for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Financial aid and scholarships to families of children who are deaf and hard of hearing seeking educational opportunities and support services.

Alexander Graham Bell Association

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing /College Scholarship Awards Application requests taken between September 1 and January 1.

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

3417 Volta Place North West .
Washington , D.C. 20007-2778 .
Attn to Virginia D. Gilmer.
Or please call (202) 337-5220.

CODA International

Applicants may compete for both scholarships but a separate essay is required for each submission.

  • Deadline for submission: all applications must be completed and postmarked by (the deadline).
  • Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail.
  • Winning scholarship essays will be published in CODA Connection, the organization's newsletter.
  • Applications are sent out beginning 2nd week in January.

More information, deadlines and/or applications can be obtained from:

Dr. Robert Hoffmeister, Chair - rhoff@bu.edu
CODA Scholarship Committee
Programs in Deaf Studies
605 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston University
Boston , MA 02215

The Graduate Fellowship Fund

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

Graeme Clark Foundation

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.  

National Fraternal Society of the Deaf Scholarships

Financial assistance to members of the society. The Society presents ten (10) $1,000 scholarships each year. Deaf, hard of hearing or hearing persons who are enrolled in or accepted to a postsecondary educational institution are eligible to apply, if they have been members of the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf for at least one year prior to application.

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 Scholarships (Oticon - Phonic Ear)

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

Tourism Foundation Yellow Ribbon Scholarship

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/

Travelers Protective Association of America (TPA)

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