Creating Leaders of Tomorrow
The Deafness Council W.A., in conjunction with Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, offer an annual Deafness Council Leadership Scholarship for students.
The scholarship is to the value of $5,000 and is available to Deaf / Hard of Hearing Western Australians or groups with the objective of encouraging these young people to seek an opportunity to develop their leadership skills.
Eligible people are encouraged to apply by downloading the guidelines and filling in the online form or download the application form below.
Previous Scholarship Winners
2012 Drisanna Levitzke-Gray2013 No award
2014 Camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
2015 Rhys Johnson
2016 Zachary Nuich
2017 Ear Science Clinic Support Group
2018 Sharon Safstrom
2018 Jack Meakins
2019 Spartacus Devereux
2020 Khin Sek Hnin
2021 Haydn Buss
2022 Romeo Ferraris
2023 Anzo Patel - Former Perth Modern School student now attending Curtin University studying for a Bachelor of Honours in Engineering. Anzo was born with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss due to a genetic mutation.
2024 Sophie Acquaro - Sophie lost her hearing in 2020 for no diagnosed reason. Sophie is attending Curtin University where she is studying Early Childhood Teaching. Sophie says "I want to show people that despite having a disability we are still able to learn and gain an education at uni without fear of discrimination
2024 Lily Ratcliffe - Lily lost her hearing in 2010 for no diagnosed reason. Lily, who has grown up in Bunbury, plans to study at Curtin University to obtain a Medicine Bachelor of Surgery degree.
Click to download one of the following forms
Deafness Council Scholarship GuidelinesDeafness Council Application Form
Alternatively Fill In Our Online Form
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