AG Bell College Scholarship | Disabled Student’s Scholarship

Each year, AG Bell College Scholarship is offered. Both the U.S and Non-U.S students are welcome to apply. He or she must have a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss. Only those who meet the criteria completely will be considered. To apply, the application packet must be submitted in March each year.

Scholarship Description
AG Bell is currently offering several scholarships for full-time students who have a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the moderately-severe to profound range, use listening and spoken language, and who are pursuing a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree (a separate scholarship is offered for graduate studies in law or public policy) at an accredited mainstream college or university. This is a merit-based scholarship program and award selection is extremely competitive; over the past seven years approximately 16% of applicants were selected to receive an award.

Award Value
There is no information, please contact the employer for further information.

Level and Area of Studies
Bachelors, masters or doctorate degree in any field (a separate scholarship is offered for graduate studies in law or public policy).

Place of Study
At an accredited mainstream college or university anywhere.

Eligibility and Criteria
All candidates are expected to meet the criteria as follow:

  • Listening and Spoken Language must be the applicant’s primary mode of communication.
  • Hearing loss must have been diagnosed before the applicant’s fourth birthday (pre-lingual hearing loss).
  • Hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderately severe 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.
  • Formula for calculating the PTA : On the unaided audiogram, look at the results for the better hearing ear at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz and add those three numbers together, then divide that total by three. The result is the Pure Tone Average. To be eligible for this program, the applicant’s PTA must be 60 or greater.
  • Applicant must be enrolled in or have applied to a four-year mainstream accredited college or university as a full-time student working to complete a bachelor’s or graduate degree.
  • Applicants in the United States must have a minimum cumulative un-weighted GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Non-U.S. Applicants : Applicants must have a minimum 80% cumulative on their high school or secondary school transcripts.
  • Applicants may receive a total of two awards through the AG Bell College Scholarship program.

Applicants’ Nationality
All nationals are welcome to apply.

Application Instruction
Please visit the website link below to see the application guidine in detail.

Submission Deadline
Mid-March each year (Fall session)

Website and Application Link