Scholarship program eligibility
- Applicants to this Scholarship Program must be either hard of hearing, deafened or oral deaf. Support documentation is required. The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) and the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Foundation (CHHAF) generally accept the following terms:
- hard of hearing
- a person with any level of hearing loss, from mild to profound, whose primary method of communication is the spoken language
- deafened
- a person with a profound level of hearing loss acquired in adulthood (hearing loss occurred after learning oral communication)
- oral deaf
- a person with a profound level of hearing loss, occurring congenitally or with an onset early in life, whose primary method of communication is the spoken language.
- Eligible applicants may be first-time or returning post-secondary students, registered in a full time program at a recognized College or University. Field of study is not a factor in the selection process. Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident/landed immigrant, convention refugee or a protected person living in Canada, as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Eligibility for this Scholarship is based on an overall assessment of the applicant. Applications will be judged by a number of criteria including academic achievement, determination to cope with hearing loss, and community involvement.
- Successful applicants will be notified as soon as selection has been made. Funds will be distributed upon receipt of proof of registration. An agreement to this effect will be signed by the recipients and the appropriate CHHA authority. Please note: scholarships are taxable income.
- Recipients must agree that names and/or photographs may be used for promotion of the Scholarship Program and to encourage future applicants. Mediums may include the annual CHHA Conference and Annual General Meeting, Listen/Écoute magazine, local newspapers (in the recipients community) and a press release to national media.
