Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Carrell Hearn Memorial Scholarship 2025

This scholarship is offered by CHHA-North Shore in memory of Carrell Hearn. She was a resident of West Vancouver, BC and a long-time member. She passed away in 2014 at the age of 105 and was a generous supporter of CHHA-North Shore as well as several other local North Shore charities.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 18, 2025
• Value$1,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorThe Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA)
• Eligible CountryCanada

Benefits

$1,000 will be givene to the recipient of the Carrell Hearn Memorial Scholarship 2025

Requirements

1. 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) generally accept the following terms:
   1. hard of hearing
      1. a person with any level of hearing loss, from mild to profound, whose primary method of communication is the spoken language
   2. deafened
      1. a person with a profound level of hearing loss acquired in adulthood (hearing loss occurred after learning oral communication)
   3. oral deaf
      1. 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.
2. Students must be enrolled or planning to register for the fall semester in a full-time program as a first-time, returning, or mature student at a recognized post-secondary College or University.
3. Previous scholarship winners can apply in successive years however they cannot receive the same scholarship more than once.
4. An applicant must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident/landed immigrant, Convention refugee or protected person living in Canada, as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
5. Mature students will need to submit either transcript(s) for the past 3 years of most recent study or a minimum of 1 academic transcript and a statement (500 words or less) identifying the reason for the discontinuity and why they are returning to school.
6. Field of study, year of the program, and location of residence may be a factor in the selection process for some scholarships.
7. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible after the selection has been made.
8. The committee’s decision is final for all scholarships

Application Deadline

April 18, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) on chha.ca to apply

For more details, visit Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Carrell Hearn Memorial Scholarship webpage