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Volta Scholarship

The Volta Scholarship is a Scholarship sponsored by Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Award Information:

Amount of Scholarship: Average: $2000
Application Deadline: 15-Apr-06
Requirements: Applicant must be accepted or enrolled in a mainstream college or university full time in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. Applicant must be diagnosed with a moderate to profound hearing loss prior to acquiring spoken language. (Hearing loss averages 60dB or greater in the better ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz). Applicant must use spoken communication as their primary mode of communication. Hearing aid users are required to submit an unaided and aided audiogram current within the last 12 months. Cochlear implant users are required to submit their most recent mapping report. Applicants must also submit a Certified Official High School or Undergraduate Transcript (if applicable), as well as three letters of recommendation of which one must be from a current national or international member of AG Bell.

Sponsorship provided by:

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007-2737
USA
Phone Number: 202 337 5220
Fax Number: 202 337 8314

You can find out more by contacting:

Dana Hughes
Manager of AG Bell Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007-2778
US
Phone Number: 202 337 5220
Fax Number: 202 337 8314

You should always carefully examine available information on the scholarship. The best shot of obtaining money will follow from finding out the requirements from the start and knowing if you fulfill them. Before you even begin, identify the reason for involvement of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and their goals for the Volta Scholarship. After making sure you satisfy the prerequisites, make sure there is a reasonable chance to obtain the scholarship. Once you believe that there is a good chance that you can be a recipient of the Volta Scholarship, then you should use your time.

One critical aspect of working toward obtaining the scholarship is paying close attention to the application. Some forms are lengthy and tedious, but it is absolutely critical that you fill out the application accurately and without omission. Use caution to insure that you will not miss out on a technicality.

After the required forms have been mailed, figure out the timeframe regarding when the Volta Scholarship chooses a winner and makes payment of any funds in order to know whether or not it is possible to count on the scholarship to help meet your financial needs and how it will assist with your future, since there might be constraints on what expenses are covered by the Volta Scholarship. Recently it has become more burdensome to be able to handle all of your financial needs, and getting the Volta Scholarship as a supplement to your own resources can be a huge help. If you are not fortunate to receive the Volta Scholarship, try not to be upset, you might find new scholarships that you can hopefully get.