The Outstanding Au.D. Student Scholarships were established to recognize and support the "best and brightest" Au.D. students. Scholarship winners will be honored at events held at their universities.
These scholarships are funded by a grant from the Oticon Foundation, also known as the William Demant and Wife Ida Emilie Foundation.
"The explosion of new technology in hearing care products and treatments necessitated additional preparation depth and breadth for new audiologists," said Kenneth L. Lowder, Au.D., chair of the Audiology Foundation of America. "All educational institutions in the U.S. have now upgraded their audiology educational programs to the doctoral level, thereby enhancing the quality of care consumers can expect for their hearing problems. It takes eight years of higher education to become a Doctor of Audiology, so we're glad to support outstanding students and give them a boost toward completing their degrees."
The AFA is a non-profit foundation founded in 1989 to lead audiology's transition to a doctoring profession with the Au.D. as its unique designator.
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