The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) has a scholarship program for students enrolled in an accredited School of Law.
The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy is for full-time graduate students with a moderate to profound hearing loss who are attending an accredited law school full-time.
The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy was established to recognize the late George H. Nofer’s service and generosity to AG Bell and to the fields of law and deafness research and education. Mr. Nofer, who at the time of his death was a retired partner of the law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP in Philadelphia, was a former member of the AG Bell board of directors.
The 2025 program awards are for the 2025-2026 academic year. Three (3) scholarships of up to $5,000 each will be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- You use listening and spoken language as your primary mode of communication.
- You have a pre-lingual hearing loss (diagnosed prior to your fourth birthday).
- Your hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderately-severe to profound range.
- You have been accepted at or are enrolled in an accredited law school as a full-time student for the 2024-2025 academic year.
We are currently accepting applications through March 15, 2025. Access the application through here: 2025 Nofer Application docx