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Scholarship Name:

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Scholarship

Scholarship Description:

Scholarship offered by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to high school and college students.

Award Amount:

$1,000.00 – $10,000.00

Number of Scholarships:

Multiple awards

Application Required:

Yes

Official Transcript Required:

N/A

References and Letter of Recommendations Required:

Two (2) letters of recommendation

Interview Required:

No

Original Essay Required:

Yes

Additional Requirements and Information:

1) Min. 3.25/4.0 GPA (or 4.06/5.0 or 81.25/100 equivalent GPAs); 2) Must be enrolled/enrolling in an accredited four (4) year college or university; 3) Must have a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the moderately-severe to profound range and use listening and spoken language as a main form of communication; 4) Must have an unaided Pure-Tone Average (“PTA”) of 60dB or greater in the better-hearing ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz (Applicants with cochlear implants meet this eligibility requirement); 5) Applicants with unilateral (one-sided) hearing loss do not qualify for this scholarship award.

NOTE: Application available January (annually).

Renewable:

No

Term:

Location:

Nationwide

Eligibility Requirements (Check all that apply):

Online application, Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident

Additional Applicant Requirements:

May be a graduating high school senior, undergraduate or graduate student

Category (Select all that apply):

GPA, Merit-based, Disability, Community Service, Extracurricular Activities

Web Site:

http://www.agbell.org/uploadedFiles/Families/AG_Bell_Financial_Aid_Programs/2017%20College%20Scholarship%20Application.pdf

Point of Contact:

              March 10, 2017 (NLT 5:00 p.m. EST) (receipt date)