Scholarship

Eligibility in one of these two groups:

1. Students seeking a post high school education in any field at any accredited institution, in or out of Colorado, who have educationally significant hearing loss in one or both ears. If accepted, you must submit a letter from an Audiologist verifying the degree and nature of the hearing loss.

OR

2. Students seeking any of the following at an accredited Colorado institution (hearing loss is not a requirement): Masters or Doctorate degree in Audiology; Masters or Doctorate
degree in Deaf Education, or an Associate or Bachelors degree as Interpreter for the Deaf.

Preference is given to students who attended high school in Larimer or Weld County.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing students may seek post secondary education in any State.
Students of Audiology, Deaf Ed and Interpreter programs must attend a program in the State of Colorado.

Scholarship Details

•  Amount of Scholarship
  $1000-$1500per school year.
  
• Renewal
  Students who continue in an eligible program or have given us documentation of significant hearing loss may reapply in one year.  Please contact us and request to be considered for another scholarship by the deadline (see below). Send proof of enrollment for the next semester (class schedule) and grades or unofficial transcript indicating 3.0 GPA or better through the current semester of classes. These may not be available before your deadline, and that is OK. Please let us know you will be sending them when they become available. 
  
• Deadline
  Applications are accepted from January 1 to May 1. Review occurs in May and money is dispersed by June.

Scholarship Application

Use the link below to complete the application online.
Note: Respondents will be required to sign in to Google to complete the application and upload the essay

Applicants will be asked to provide:

• Basic personal contact details and education
  
• Two personal references (name, phone number, email, and how you know them). These may be from an educator, interpreter of the Deaf who worked with you, high school counselor, or a supervisor or volunteer coordinator from a paid or unpaid job.
  
• Essay – a short essay (.doc or PDF format) detailing the following:

Tell us a little about yourself.
What motivates you to attend college?
How would this scholarship assist you in achieving your goals?
How you plan to contribute to society upon completion of your degree?

Apply Online

Complete application and submit documents online:

Respondents will be required to sign in to Google to complete the application