Summary: The ACI Alliance awarded scholarships to 22 students for the upcoming CI2025 Boston conference.

Key Takeaways:

  1. Diverse Scholarship Recipients: ACI Alliance selected 22 outstanding students, fellows, and postdoctoral scholars from various institutions, emphasizing diversity in hearing science programs.
  2. Record Application Numbers: This year marked a record number of scholarship applications, highlighting a growing interest in cochlear implant research and clinical practice.
  3. Comprehensive Conference Agenda: CI2025 Boston will feature keynotes, panels, and interactive exhibits addressing topics such as patient outcomes, disparities in hearing healthcare access, and early intervention strategies.

American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced the student scholarship award recipients for CI2025 Boston: Conference on Cochlear Implants, to be held in Boston, Massachusetts April 30 – May 3, 2025. 

ACI Alliance Student Scholarship Recipients

Student scholarship submissions spanned the range of clinicians, scientists, and educators that comprise the ACI Alliance community. The 22 applicants chosen for the award represent a diverse group of individuals from different institutions of higher learning enrolled in hearing science programs. 

Scholarship opportunities were open to full-time students, fellows, and postdoctoral scholars who have a clinical or research interest in cochlear implants (CI). Applicants were reviewed by a committee of professionals across the hearing health spectrum. 

This year saw a record number of student scholarship applications, and the ACI Alliance says it looks forward to continuing to grow student participation in the organization and at the conference. 

CI2025 Boston

CI2025 Boston presentations will explore current topics for CI patients across the lifespan, and examine the range of factors that contribute to patient outcomes, disparities in access to hearing health care, and early intervention challenges, among other topics. 

The conference program includes keynote lectures, panel discussions, podium and poster sessions, and an interactive exhibit hall with a variety of industry, educational, government and non-profit entities. 


Further Reading


Registration for CI2025 Boston is open with early bird rates available through March 12, 2025. 

ACI Alliance is a not-for-profit membership organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation by sponsoring research, driving heightened awareness, and advocating for improved access to cochlear implants for patients of all ages across the US. 

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