Charmaine Letourneau Scholarship

In order to meet the criteria for an award, applicants must :

• Be Deaf or Hard of Hearing (the extent of hearing loss must be significant).
• Be permanent residents or citizens of Canada.
• Be residents of Alberta.
• Be pursuing an academic or training program at a qualified post-secondary or vocational school in Alberta. Alternatively the educational institution could be outside Alberta if it specializes in programming for Deaf or Hard of Hearing students (more detail below).
• Demonstrated knowledge (whether basic or fluent) of sign language.
• Demonstrate financial need.

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What schools and programs are eligible?

Awards can be used at any public university, college, technical institute, or community consortium in Alberta, as well as at private colleges accredited to grant degrees or private vocational schools which are recognized by the Province of Alberta. Awards may be provided to students attending school outside Alberta when a program is not available within Alberta. Awards may also be provided for studies at educational institutions outside Alberta which specialize in programming for Deaf or Hard of Hearing students, such as:

• Gallaudet University (Washington, DC)
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester, NY)
• California State University at Northridge (Northridge, CA)

An applicant’s program of study must lead to a recognized degree (undergraduate, graduate, professional or applied), diploma, certificate or license. Academic upgrading, bridging, or college preparation programs may be eligible. Students must indicate how completion of study will help them gain admission to a post-secondary program or lead to future gainful employment.