Scholarship
Summary
The scholarship program aims to provide financial support for Black deaf students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at public and private colleges/universities. Applicants must complete one semester with at least a 2.75 GPA out of a 4.0 scale.
Apply By
June 30, 2023
Foundation
National Black Deaf Advocates, Inc.
Business Contact Email
Business Address
1500 Chestnut Street, #2224
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Scholarship Category
Scholarship
Summary
Foundation awards approximately $3800 for tuition per academic year per grantee and aim to fund up to 4 years of college if good academic standing is maintained and funds are available from the Foundation. Applicants must have a 50 dB hearing loss in each ear or have a cochlear implant, must be a citizen of the United States or have a green card, and must be planning to attend a college or university in the United States as an undergraduate in the fall of the year of application.
Apply By
May 25, 2023
Foundation
Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation
Business Contact Email
Scholarship Category
Scholarship
Summary
The Keith Sargent Scholarship is open to any student with a mobility, visual, or hearing disability who has completed 24 transfer credits or one academic year at Iowa State University and who has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. The scholarship amount varies and may be renewed for an additional two years as long as a GPA of 2.75 or above is maintained. The award is administered through the Student Disability Resources Office.
Apply By
March 9 , 2023
Foundation
Iowa State University
Business Phone Number
515-294-5627
Business Contact Email
Business Address
Scholarship Category
Scholarship
Summary
Five scholarship winners will receive two state-of-the-art hearing aids which best fit their hearing loss, along with a $2,000 Scholarship to the student’s college or vocational school of choice. The scholarship is open nationally to high school seniors who have a hearing loss, which requires the use of hearing aid(s) in their daily life.
Apply By
April 7, 2024
Foundation
Help America Hear
Business Phone Number
(888) 580-8886
Business Contact Email
Business Address
Scholarship recipients will receive two state-of-the-art hearing aids which best fit their hearing loss, along with a $4,000 Scholarship to the student’s college or vocational school of choice. The scholarship is open nationally to high school seniors who have a hearing loss, which requires the use of hearing aids in their daily life.
Scholarship Category
Summary
Up to three awards of up to $5,000 may be awarded each year to full-time graduate students with a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the moderately-severe to profound range and who use listening and spoken language as their primary method of communication. Applicants must be attending full-time to an accredited mainstream law school or graduate school working towards a masters or doctoral degree in public policy or public administration.
Previous recipients may re-apply, provided that they are still in school and a minimum of nine credit hours was completed in the previous year of study.
Previous recipients may re-apply, provided that they are still in school and a minimum of nine credit hours was completed in the previous year of study.
Apply By
March 27, 2023
Foundation
Alexander Graham Bell Association
Business Contact Email
Website
Business Address
AG Bell - Nofer Scholarship Application
3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, DC 20007
3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, DC 20007
Scholarship Category
Scholarship
Summary
TDI will award scholarships of $2,500 or more (per award) to graduating deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, and deaf-blind high school students who are planning to attend post-secondary school at either a technical college or university.
Apply By
Application window is March – May every year.
Foundation
TDI for Access
Business Phone Number
301-563-9112
Business Contact Email
Business Address
940 Thayer Ave #8009
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Scholarship Category
Scholarship
Summary
Awards three scholarships. The Graeme Clark Scholarship is an award open to Cochlear Nucleus Implant recipients. The Anders Tjellström Academic Scholarship and the Americas Vocational Scholarship are open to Cochlear Nucleus, Baha, and Osia recipients. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States or Canada.
Available to graduated high school seniors and undergraduate or graduate students that have applied to or will be enrolled in an accredited technical school, vocational school, trade school, college, or university. Scholarship value is $2,000 per year for up to four years assuming scholarship recipient maintains a 3.0 GPA or better.
Available to graduated high school seniors and undergraduate or graduate students that have applied to or will be enrolled in an accredited technical school, vocational school, trade school, college, or university. Scholarship value is $2,000 per year for up to four years assuming scholarship recipient maintains a 3.0 GPA or better.
Apply By
September 30
Foundation
Cochlear
Scholarship Category
Scholarship
Summary
The goal of the Hamilton Relay Scholarship is to support individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or have difficulty speaking in their post-secondary education. The $500 Hamilton Relay Scholarship is extended to a qualifying student living within a state where Hamilton Relay is the contracted telecommunications relay service provider. One winner in the state of Iowa is chosen in May. Visit the website for the application and additional details.
Apply By
Applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2023
Foundation
Hamilton Relay
Business Phone Number
515-344-8548
Business Contact Email
Business Address
Hamilton Relay Scholarship Committee
1006 12th Street
Aurora, NE 68818
1006 12th Street
Aurora, NE 68818
Scholarship Category
Scholarship
Summary
Students with clinically significant bilateral hearing loss that are graduating from high school or undergraduate students pursuing four-year college degrees in any discipline are eligible for a $1,000 scholarship to cover tuition, books, and supplies. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States. Recipient may use the funds for any semester, including summer, during the awarded academic school year.
Apply By
March 31, 2023
Foundation
Sertoma
Scholarship Category