Eight scholarship opportunities are open to audiology graduate students, with an application deadline of April 30, 2026.

The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) is now accepting applications for eight scholarship opportunities available to audiology graduate students. The application period is open through April 30, 2026.

To be eligible, students must be current national Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) members and enrolled full-time in an audiology graduate program at a US university for the 2025-2026 academic year. Students graduating in the spring or summer of 2026 are not eligible. According to the Academy, applicants may only receive one scholarship award per cycle and are only eligible to receive a specific scholarship one time.

Available Scholarship Opportunities

The 2026 scholarships support students with interests in various audiology specialties, including private practice, pediatrics, research, and clinical care.

The following 2026 scholarships are available:

  • Amit Gosalia Scholarship in Private Practice Audiology: Two awards of $1,500 for students interested in a private practice career.
  • Continued Achievement Scholarship: Two awards of $2,000 for students showing promise in providing outstanding patient care.
  • Empowering Students Scholarship: Four awards of $5,000 for students who show promise as a clinical audiologist.
  • Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology: Three awards of $10,000 for students focused on pediatric audiology.
  • Jill Botkin Hearing Health-Care Accessibility Scholarship: One award of $5,000 for a student committed to enhancing hearing care access in underserved communities.
  • Judith Blumsack Scholarship: One award of $500 for a student with outstanding clinical skills and promise in clinical research and community service.
  • Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship: One award of $500 for a minority or international student showing promise in audiology research.
  • Student Mexico Mission Scholarship: Two awards of up to $5,000 to cover costs for participating in the Hearing the Call Mexico Outreach Program from October 10-17, 2026.

Full eligibility details and application information are available on the SAA website.

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