Hearing Loss in Children

Hearing Health Foundation’s Emerging Research Grants (ERG) program awards grants to researchers studying hearing loss in children, including:

  • Etiology of childhood hearing loss (e.g., genetic, infectious, traumatic)

  • Assessment and diagnosis of childhood hearing loss

  • Auditory neuropathy

  • Behavioral, cognitive, developmental, and psychosocial consequences of childhood hearing loss

  • Impact of early intervention

  • Education of the hearing impaired child

  • Cochlear implants and auditory brainstem implants in children

ERG awards are for up to $50,000 per year, one year in length in the first instance, and renewable for a second year. Find more information below about hearing loss in children projects awarded a grant in prior years.

Researchers interested in applying for an Emerging Research Grant are encouraged to review our grant policy. Please also check our ERG page and sign up for grant alerts for application cycle dates and specific grant opportunities available this year.


Recent Hearing Loss in Children Grantees & Projects