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Auditory-Verbal Educator Scholarship

Connect Auditory-Verbal Educator Scholarship

Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator

(LSLS Cert. AVEd®)

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP

Through the support of legacy donors, AG Bell has established a professional scholarship to support certification of educators through the AG Bell Academy. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist one LSLS professional per year in fulfilling the requirements for certification as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS™) in Auditory-Verbal Education (LSLS Cert. AVEd). Funds will be used to support the recipient’s qualification and examination through the AG Bell Academy and to enable the recipient to fulfill requirements such as mentoring and continuing education credits. This scholarship is available to LSLS professionals who are nearing their final year of mentoring to qualify for certification by the AG Bell Academy. Information about the certification process and requirements to be eligible to take the LSLS certification exam is provided on the AG Bell Academy web pages at www.agbell.org.

To be eligible for the AG Bell Auditory-Verbal Educator Scholarship, applicants must be able to present qualifications that would show their progress toward certification and likely eligibility to take the certification examination within 12 to 18 months of receiving the scholarship. The application for the scholarship mirrors many of the requirements that will be necessary to qualify for the certification exam and provides a guideline for fulfillment.

The AVEd Scholarship is offered once annually in the Spring. Applications typically open in early March and end on April 30. This year’s due date is April 30, 2021. If you submit your application via email to academy@agbell.org, please request a Delivery Receipt. If you submit your application via regular mail or delivery service to AG Bell Academy – AVEd Scholarship at 3417 Volta Place NW, Washington, DC 20007, and you choose to confirm delivery, please do not require a signature as this may cause a delay in receipt of your application. AG Bell and the AG Bell Academy do not make exceptions to deadlines related to the manner of delivery.

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS:

Completed applications for the AVEd Scholarship include the following documents:

Curriculum Vitae (current name, contact information, educational degrees, certifications/credentials, and licenses must be included)
Written Essay which includes an explanation of your professional background, your reason for choosing to work with children who are deaf and hard of hearing, how you would use the scholarship if awarded, and what impact you hope to have on the children and families with whom you work as an LSLS Cert AVEd professional.
Written attestation from your LSLS Mentor that you are or will soon be entering your third or final year of mentoring
A signed copy of the, “Commitment to the Principles of Auditory-Verbal Education.”
Copies of up-to-date and signed forms E, F-1 and F-2 for your first two years of mentoring.

Application

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Scholarship applications must be received by the Academy by 5:00pm EST on May 31, 2019. Applications received after this date will NOT be considered, without exception.

The information provided on the application form and accompanying documents will be used by the AG Bell selection committee to identify one candidate for this year’s AVEd Scholarship.

Please type or clearly print the information on your application.
Enclose all supporting written documentation/attachments
Submit your application by email to: academy@agbell.org or by regular mail to:

Submit Application by Mail to:

AG Bell Academy – AVEd Scholarship
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007

To submit by email, scan all pages of the application into a single document and email the one document to the Academy.
Applicants for the AVEd Scholarship should keep a complete copy of the application for their own records in preparing for certification. Application materials will not be returned.

Auditory-Verbal Educator Scholarship

Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator

(LSLS Cert. AVEd®)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM

Listening and Spoken Language Specialist
Certified Auditory-Verbal Educator