Are you a student with hearing loss or a student studying hearing loss? Scholarships are available to help you pursue your education!
Hearing Loss Association of America – Northwest Washington Chapter: Founders Fund Scholarships
The Founders Fund Scholarships aim to “provide financial assistance to those that have overcome obstacles their hearing loss may have created so that they can continue to college or other post-secondary schools.”
High school students from Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan Counties may apply. A verifiable hearing loss is required.
These scholarships honor HLAA-NW Washington’s co-founders Bert Lederer and Charlene MacKenzie. The Whatcom Community Foundation administers the program.
Check here to apply; the portal usually opens early in the year and closes in April.
Sertoma Scholarships for Students with Hearing Loss and Communication Disorders and Graduate Students Studying Hearing Loss
Sertoma offers two scholarship programs.
- Hard-of-hearing and Deaf scholarship: This scholarship goes to US high school seniors and undergraduates who have a hearing loss or who are deaf. Students must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree full-time at a US college or university. Requirements include grades and a 40db or grater hearing loss.
Deadline: March 31, 2026.
Click here for more details on this Sertoma scholarship.
- Communicative Disorders Scholarship: This scholarship goes to graduate students enrolled in audiology or speech-language pathology programs. Requirements include US citizenship and a minimum GPA.
Deadline: March 31, 2026.
Click here for more details on this Sertoma scholarship.
Help America Hear Program Offers Scholarships for Students with Hearing Loss
The Colleen Scarisbrick Help America Hear Scholarships are awarded to ten students with hearing loss. The scholarship includes a financial award and a pair of ReSound prescription hearing aids.
Deadline: March 29, 2026.
Other Potential Scholarships
This list includes other possible sources of scholarships for students with hearing loss, students who are Deaf, and students who have another type of disability or illness, such as cancer, blindness, a learning disability, or autism.
Grants for Scientists Studying Hearing Loss Disorders
Relatedly, scientists studying hearing- and balance-related disorders can apply for an Emerging Research Grant from the Hearing Health Foundation.
This program awards funds for the study of hearing and balance, epidemiology of auditory and vestibular disorders, hearing aids and auditory and vestibular implants, and more. Read more about these Emerging Research Grants, including past award topics, here.