Overview
A respected university educator, scientist, publisher, and philanthropist, the audiology profession lost a great friend in 2010 with the passing of Dr. Sadanand Singh. Donations from Dr. Singh’s friends, family, and colleagues have enabled the establishment of a scholarship celebrating his dedication to research and the next generation of hearing scientists.
Eligibility Requirements
The American Academy of Audiology Foundation’s Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship of $500 will be awarded to one minority and/or international student who shows exceptional promise in audiology research as evidenced by his/her resume, rubric, and personal statement. The Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship will be awarded only to a fulltime graduate student in audiology (AuD, PhD, AuD/PhD) in good standing at a U.S. university during the 2024–2025 academic year.
How to Apply
The AAA Foundation is offering a universal scholarship for each of its scholarship program opportunities. When using the universal application, applicants must be aware of the following:
- Read the directions of the application carefully and completely. Any questions about the application can be directed to AAA Foundation staff.
- Each scholarship program opportunity has an individual section to complete in addition to submission of required supporting documentation. The following supporting documentation must be uploaded and included in the universal application online to be considered complete for this scholarship program:
- CV/Resume – Include research and clinical accomplishments as well as academic and service experience. Also include grade point average along with the university’s grading scale (i.e., 3.5 with maximum possible of 4 or 3.9 with maximum possible of 5). CV/Resume must be uploaded to the application as part of the supporting documentation requirements. Accepted file formats are PDF, DOC, and DOCX.
- Recommendation Rubric – Download the recommendation rubric for a qualified individual (professor, mentor/advisor, employer, etc.) to fill out. Completed rubric must be uploaded to the application as part of the supporting documentation requirements. Accepted file formats are PDF, DOC, and DOCX.
- Personal Statement – As part of this scholarship program, applicants are expected to answer the following question for the personal statement section.
- Please address the following:
- the qualities you have, or are seeking to develop, that you believe are important for successful researchers in hearing science;
- the research topics/areas that are of special interest to you and why; and
- any research that you will be conducting during the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Please address the following:
Applicants must also acknowledge and agree to the individual scholarship program eligibility requirements they are applying to as well as the general AAA Foundation scholarship program policies in order to submit an application. Failure to do so will result in the application not being accepted/reviewed.
Applicants may return to their applications from the same device at a later time if left incomplete, however; incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications must be completed by the scholarship application deadline, Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
