Hearing Health Foundation is proud to partner with fellow nonprofit Help America Hear, which since 2004 has worked to raise awareness and provide financial assistance to those with visual and/or auditory impairments.
As part of this effort, Help America Hear holds an annual scholarship contest to high school seniors to help fund the educational opportunities of those with hearing loss.
Five scholarship winners each will receive two state-of-the-art hearing aids that best fit their hearing, along with a $2,000 scholarship to the student’s college or vocational school of choice. Students who use cochlear implants are welcome to compete for the financial portion of the scholarship.
The scholarship is open nationally to high school seniors who have a hearing loss that requires the use of assistive devices in their daily life. Help America Hear’s aim is to help students with hearing challenges reach their full potential by giving them the gift of sound.
The recipients of the scholarships will be selected by an independent group of judges. Hearing Health Foundation is excited to participate as part of this group.
To apply for the scholarship, students are asked to submit an essay of 500 to 1,500 words highlighting their experiences living with hearing loss.
The deadline is Sunday, May 1. For more details and to apply, please click on this link and follow the instructions on the PDF form.
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