Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
274
Days
March 15 2026
Application Deadline
Yes
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - For applicants who use hearing aids: an unaided Audiogram performed within the last 24 months; for applicants with cochlear implants, a cochlear implant programming report performed within the last 24 months
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George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy

Description

The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law is for full-time graduate students with bilateral moderate to profound hearing loss who are attending an accredited law school. Students may be graduate students who are attending an accredited law school or a masters or doctoral program in public policy or public administration. Applicants must be using listening and spoken language as your primary mode of communication. Applicants must have a pre-lingual hearing loss (diagnosed prior to your fourth birthday). Their hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderately-severe 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. If you have cochlear implants, you meet this eligibility requirement. Unilateral (one-sided) hearing loss does not qualify. Three letters of recommendation from three different individuals are required. At least one letter must be from one of the applicant's professors in an academic or studio subject. All three letters may be from teachers or professors or two letters may be from other individuals such as a coach, extracurricular activity sponsor, hearing health professional, employer, etc. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Amount Details

$5,000
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Public Policy and Administration, Law/Legal Services

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - For applicants who use hearing aids: an unaided Audiogram performed within the last 24 months; for applicants with cochlear implants, a cochlear implant programming report performed within the last 24 months
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
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  • Checkmark Transcript
Contact scholarships@agbell.org
Tel: 202-337-5220 Address 3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, DC 20007