The American Sign Language Honor Society offers two scholarship programs intended for ASL students and ASL teachers. Applicants for either program must have an active chapter of the ASL Honor Society on campus to be eligible. Under no circumstances will scholarships be awarded to students or teachers on campuses that are not members of the ASL Honor Society.
ASL Scholarship Program for Students
The ASL Honor Society is proud to sponsor the first nationwide scholarships available to students pursing ASL studies. One scholarship will be awarded in each category.
Category A: High School Senior ($1,000.00)
High school seniors intending to major or minor in American Sign Language in college may apply. Applicant must be a member of his / her campus chapter of the ASL Honor Society to be eligible for this scholarship.
Deadline: May 7, 2010
Category B: College Student ($1,000.00)
College students majoring or minoring in American Sign Language are eligible to apply. Applicant must be a member of his / her campus chapter of the ASL Honor Society to be eligible for this scholarship.
Deadline: May 7, 2010
Click here if you are a high school student applying for the scholarship.
Click here if you are a college student applying for the scholarship.
ASL Scholarship Program for ASL Teachers
ASLHS sponsors are eligible to apply for the ASL Teacher Mini-Grant, to help defray the costs of providing exceptional ASL education on campus. A limited amount of funds is available and will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
Previous grants have been used for these purposes: Paying for guest speaker honoraria; purchasing DVDs and video equipment for class use; assisting low-income students to participate in Deaf events; creating signs and banners for Deaf Awareness Week activities on campus.
The ASL Teacher Mini-Grant application is available here. Depending on the number of applications received during the school year, the ASL Honor Society may fund a single project or contribute to multiple requests. Mini-grants may or may not match the original requested amount. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline.
The application will be reviewed by the ASLHS Advisory Board and decisions made based on the quality of the project, its scope, and its expected impact.