Eligibility:
- Spoken communication must be the applicant's primary mode of communication.
- 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. Applicants with cochlear implants meet this eligibility requirement. Unilateral (one-sided) hearing loss does not qualify.
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 who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited mainstream college or university.
This is a merit-based scholarship program with award selection being extremely competitive. While the number and value of awards varies from year to year. In 2010, 144 eligible applications were received and 18 awards were granted, which ranged from $1,000 to $10,000.
Don't miss out this opportunity and perhaps help cut the cost of college! This scholarship isn't just for those in the United States but those who are seeking degrees in other countries.
2 comments:
What are your thoughts on AGB's requirement:
"Spoken communication must be the applicant's primary mode of communication."
Is that indicative of their resistance to American Sign Language, despite their claims to be accepting of ASL?
No. It's indicative of their support in maintaining their philosophy on advocating independence through listening and talking. AGBell is a private organization, it's within their right to establish eligibility requirements for their scholarship giveaways.
The same goes for NCSA (National Cued Speech Association) that gives out a couple of scholarships a year and have eligibility requirements as well.
"Recipients of this award must:
• have used Cued Speech as their primary mode of communication during their language learning years OR for five or more years during their education, and
• be entering or attending vocational school, undergraduate school or graduate school."
http://www.cuedspeech.org/sub/resources/scholarships.asp
Secondly, no one signs exclusively in "ASL" but rather in sign language instead.
Acceptance of ASL doesn't mean they must change their advocacy.
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