Interested in exploring the
possibilities of getting a World Deaf Leadership scholarship for the 2017-18
academic year? If so, please complete the Expression of Interest Form below.
The
Gallaudet-Nippon World Deaf Leadership (WDL) Scholarship makes it possible for
deaf and hard of hearing leaders from developing nations to attend Gallaudet
University. WDL aims to empower selected individuals through the knowledge,
skills, attitudes, and aspirations that a higher education brings so that they
can make significant contributions to their deaf community and nation. WDL is
funded by the Nippon Foundation of Tokyo, Japan. Since making its first award
in 2003, 16 WDL Scholarships have been awarded.
The
scholarship covers tuition, room, board, and medical insurance, and provides an
annual stipend for expenses such as books, supplies, laundry service, personal
products, and local transportation.
Additional
support to the WDL Scholar includes a Gallaudet professor who will serve as a
mentor and an internship in their home country during their time at Gallaudet.
When WDL
scholars graduate from Gallaudet, they must return home and begin working to
improve the lives of deaf people through education, advocacy, and partnering
with different people and organizations so that together, they can change
lives.
Prospective
Students:
Do you want
to earn a degree from Gallaudet University?
Are you deaf
or hard of hearing?
Are you
working with your deaf and civic communities to improve accessibility,
education, and/or quality of life for deaf people in your home country?
Are you a
citizen of a developing country?
***Attention
students from developing nations at Gallaudet University: Please note that the
Gallaudet-Nippon World Deaf Leadership (WDL) Scholarship is solely for
individuals who are interested in enrolling at the University, NOT for those
who are currently enrolled.***
If you
answered YES to all these questions, the WDL Scholarship is perfect for you!
If you are
interested in being considered for the WDL scholarship, take the first step:
Complete the Expression of Interest (EoI) form.
If you can
not complete the online form, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE PDF HERE, fill it, and mail
the completed form to:
Research Support
and International Affairs
World Deaf
Leadership Program
Dawes House,
Room 304
800 Florida
Avenue, NE
Washington,
DC 20002-3695
U. S. A
The
Expression of Interest to Apply Form is due by September 30, 2016.
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