Sertoma Hard of Hearing and Deaf Scholarship

Sertoma Inc.

Award: $1,000

Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

To support hard of hearing and deaf students pursuing post-secondary education. Qualifications: Applicants must be students with clinically significant bilateral hearing loss, graduating from high school, or undergraduate students pursuing four-year college degrees in any discipline are eligible; applicants must have a minimum 40dB bilateral hearing loss; must be a citizen of the United States of America; must be pursuing a bachelor's degree on a full-time basis at a college or university in the United States - graduate degrees, associates degrees, community colleges, and vocational programs do not qualify; must have a minimum cumulative 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 un-weighted scale; high School senior - cumulative GPA is for grades 9-11 and first semester for grade 12; college freshman - cumulative GPA is all of high school and first semester of college; college sophomore or higher - Cumulative GPA for all college-level semesters completed. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on audiogram by SRT & PTA scores. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: two letters of recommendation: applicant is responsible for acquiring and uploading these documents within the application; recommendation can also be obtained from individuals such as leaders of volunteer associations, employers, religious leaders, coaches, etc.; high school and/or college transcript: transcript must be from school but does not have to be official, school name, applicant's name, and GPA must be printed on the transcript, show conversion if GPA is documented on a scale other than 4.0. college freshmen must include high school and college transcripts; recent audiogram from a hearing health professional (must not be older than two years); hearing loss on the application must be verifiable from an audiogram. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.

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