Who Can Apply:
- With costs constantly rising, college has become difficult for many students to afford.
- Students who are hard of hearing are even more disadvantaged when it comes to paying for college due to the extremely high price of hearing aids. A single hearing aid costs an average of $2,000 and can be as much as $6,000 or more per aid. This prohibitive financial expense, often not covered by insurance companies, can make paying for college a lower or impossible priority.
- This scholarship seeks to support students who are hard of hearing so they are able to pursue and complete college degrees, leading to jobs with higher wages, a better future, and the ability to afford future hearing devices.
- Any student who wears a hearing aid or cochlear implant to assist with hearing and is pursuing higher education (including technical programs, two-year college degrees, and four-year college degrees) may apply, although low-income students are preferred.
Submission: To apply, tell us what you’re studying in school, the obstacles you’ve overcome while attending school as a student who is hard of hearing and the devices that have helped you, and what your plans and goals are after you finish your degree.
Deadline: September 6, 2025
Amount: $2,000
Learn More: https://bold.org/scholarships/promising-pathways-hearing-impairment-scholarship/