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Within the Travelers Protective Association, the TPA Scholarship Trust for the Hearing Impaired was created in 1975 to provide financial assistance to young people suffering from deafness or a severe hearing impairment for pursuing their dreams in higher education. Along with the completed application, applicants must include medical certification of their disability, an official transcript, expected financial costs, and a personal statement describing their hearing defect.

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A first-hand experience with government advocacy and legal activism at one of the most innovative law and advocacy centers in the country wants you to join the National Association of the Deaf Law and Advocacy Center as an intern this summer — made possible with the Nancy J. Bloch Leadership & Advocacy Scholarship stipend awards.

Interested applicants are asked to submit their online application (available on this page, at the bottom) by Saturday, February 1, 2020.

Qualified applicants will spend the summer at the NAD Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland where they will participate actively in advocacy efforts to protect the civil, human and linguistic rights of the American deaf community. Preference will be given to students pursuing careers in law, public policy, nonprofit management or related fields. This scholarship provides a nominal financial stipend to qualified applicants. Chosen applicants are responsible for their own travel, lodging, and related needs during the internship.

Established by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) at its 50th Biennial Conference in Philadelphia, PA, the scholarship encourages and enhances the NAD and its distinguished history of advancing professional opportunities for young deaf and hard of hearing individuals pursuing careers in law, public policy, nonprofit management and related fields. Many NAD interns, inspired by their passion and experiences at the NAD Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, have gone on to become successful leaders and advocates in their respective communities. Nancy J. Bloch served the American deaf and hard of hearing community diligently for nearly 19 years as Chief Executive Officer of the NAD. In 2011, when her tenure ended, the scholarship in her name was created to honor Nancy’s life-long commitment to invest in the future of young deaf and hard of hearing advocates so that they, too, can pave the way for others to follow in the future.

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Established in 2005 in honor of a beloved alumni member, the Ned Behnke Memorial Endowed Scholarship is presented annually for $2,000 to deaf and hard of hearing students enrolled in the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) full-time. Eligible recipients will be pursuing a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in art or photography, exhibit financial need, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, have significant hearing loss, and display outstanding artistic abilities.

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The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) offers several scholarships for full-time students who are deaf and hard of hearing and use Listening and Spoken Language, and who are pursuing a four-year undergraduate degree or a graduate degree at an accredited mainstream college or university. This is a merit-based scholarship program with award selection being extremely competitive. The number and value of awards varies from year to year. To be eligible, spoken communication must be the applicant's primary mode of communication and hearing loss must have been diagnosed before the applicant's fourth birthday. Hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderate to profound range. Applicants 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. For more information, or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website

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Within the Cleveland Foundation, the J. Paris Mosley Scholarship is granted for $1,000 each year to post-secondary students who have hearing impairments or whose primary caregivers are deaf or hard of hearing. Qualified applicants must demonstrate financial need, be matriculated in a college or vocational school program, have a minimum GPA of 2.5, use some form of sign language to communicate, maintain full-time enrollment, and have U.S. citizenship. NOTE: Preference will be given to those of Native American, African American, or Latino American descent. This scholarship is available to U.S. residents and is not restricted only to those living in Cuyahoga, Lake, or Geauga counties.

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Through Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) International Inc., the Millie Brothers Scholarship is awarded for $3,000 annually for two hearing children of deaf adults who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution. Applicants must be the son or daughter of one or two deaf parents, have a high school diploma, submit two letters of recommendation, and write a 500-word essay discussing how having deaf parents has shaped their lives.

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Sponsored by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the George H. Nofer Scholarship is awarded for $5,000 annually to full-time graduate students with a pre-lingual bilateral hearing impairment in the moderately severe to profound range who are enrolling full-time to study law, public policy, or public administration. Eligible candidates must use spoken language as their primary mode of communication, have an unaided Pure-Tone Average (PTA) or 60dB or greater, and be enrolling in an accredited graduate school.

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Created by the Foundation for Sight and Sound (FSS), the Help America Hear Scholarship provides $500 in tuition assistance with two state-of-the-art ReSound Hearing Aids to graduating high school seniors with significant hearing loss who are furthering their studies in college or vocational school. Applicants must write a one to two-page essay discussing the challenges they’ve experienced as a hearing impaired student and how hearing aids will increase their ability to learn.

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Each year, the Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation Scholarships are distributed for varying amounts to U.S. citizens or permanent residents with significant bilateral hearing loss who exhibit financial need for attending an accredited non-profit higher learning institution physically located within the United States. Qualified candidates must be working full-time towards an undergraduate degree, have at least 50 db unaided hearing loss in both ears, and submit at least three letters of recommendation discussing their educational potential.

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To qualify for a Mission scholarship one must be able to document a significant disability, score of 20 or better on the A.C.T or 670 on S.A.T., be enrolled in a four-year study program (under-graduate only) working toward a baccalaureate degree and provide proof of enrollment.

Upon acceptance to our program, recipients agree to provide proof of full-time enrollment each semester, submit grades, maintain a GPA of 3.0 and write an "update letter" providing the Mission with information pertaining to grades, struggles, triumphs, campus life and a general "how are you doing" letter.

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In honor of his pioneering work that lead to the first “bionic ear” and first Nucleus implant, the Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship is granted for $2,000 for up to four years for graduating high school seniors with Nucleus cochlear implants who will be enrolling in an accredited post-secondary education program. Candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, be involved in extra-curricular activities, submit three reference letters, and write a short personal statement describing how cochlear technology has impacted their life.

Scholarship Description

In honor of his pioneering work that lead to the first “bionic ear” and first Nucleus implant, the Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship is granted for $2,000 for up to four years for graduating high school seniors with Nucleus cochlear implants who will be enrolling in an accredited post-secondary education program. Candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, be involved in extra-curricular activities, submit three reference letters, and write a short personal statement describing how cochlear technology has impacted their life.

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The AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability is awarded annually to deserving students with a disability who are pursuing undergraduate/graduate studies (must be at least enrolled as a sophomore in college) in an accredited university who is pursuing studies related to the health and disability, to include, but not limited to public health, health promotion, disability studies, disability research, rehabilitation engineering, audiology, disability policy, special education and majors that will impact quality of life of persons with disabilities.

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Google and Lime Connect are committed to helping the innovators of the future make the most of their talents. We are proud to partner to offer the Google Lime Scholarship for computer science students with disabilities. Recipients of the Google Lime Scholarship will each receive a scholarship for the current academic year - $10,000 for those studying in the U.S. and $5,000 for those studying in Canada. Selected students will also be invited to attend the annual Google Scholars' Retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California that summer. Candidates will also be considered for software engineering internship opportunities with Google. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates' academic background and a demonstrated passion for computer science. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.