George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

This scholarship is for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have been accepted at or enrolled in an accredited law school or graduate program in public policy or public administration as full-time graduate students. Applicants must use spoken language as the primary mode of communication. Hearing loss must have been diagnosed before applicants' fourth birthday. Hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderate 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, but unilateral (one-sided) hearing loss does not qualify. See application for full eligibility details.