NHCA Announces Limited Number of Student Travel Awards

The Scholarship Foundation of the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of student travel awards for the 33rd annual NHCA conference. The conference will be held February 21-23 in Portland, Oregon. In addition to outstanding technical presentations on hearing loss prevention, there will be numerous opportunities to attend in-depth workshops, poster sessions, and discussion groups. For preliminary information about the 2008 program, visit the NHCA website at: www.hearingconservation.org/conf_info2008.html.

The Student Travel Award includes paid registration to two workshops (Feb. 21) and the annual conference (Feb. 22 & 23) plus lunches, social activities, and partial reimbursement of travel expenses. The Award is available to students who are actively pursuing a graduate degree in a discipline related to hearing conservation and who are enrolled at least half-time in an accredited educational institution. Previous recipients of the NHCA Student Travel Award include masters- and doctoral-level students in audiology, human factors engineering, industrial hygiene, and public health, from a variety of universities across the country.

Interested students may contact the NHCA office (303.224.9022) or visit the NHCA website for more information about the award and to download a 1-page application: www.hearingconservation.org/as_nhcaFoundation.html#Travel.
The completed application and one letter of recommendation must be received in the NHCA office by December 1, 2007.