World Deaf Leadership Scholarships: The World Deaf Leadership (WDL) Scholarship is an endowed scholarship funded by the NipponFoundation inTokyo,Japan.

The purpose of the World Deaf Leadership (WDL) Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to Gallaudet students from different developing nations all around the world.

Gallaudet will select World Deaf Leadership (WDL) Scholars who demonstrate the ability to become international leadersand make significant contributions to their nation and possibly the world.

The scholarship will cover tuition, room, board, and up to two internships in your country.

Recipients of this scholarship must be from developing nations and have a strong desire to return home and become leaders.

Those selected to participate in the program must also havein mind a project to develop while they are students at Gallaudet and to implement in their home country after graduation.

The goal of each project should be to improve the quality of lifeof deaf and hard of hearing citizens and communities in the home country. Candidates must submit one or more specific ideas for review and evaluation by the selection committee.

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