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ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 15—Deaf or hard-of-hearing college graduates with a
bachelor’s degree are invited to apply to the Professional Fellowship
Program at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college
of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). This program offers a master’s
degree in a professional or technical field—for free. Fellowship
recipients receive a full tuition waiver, free housing in a residence
hall, and a $15,000 annual stipend as compensation for a career-related,
part-time job.
Deaf and hard-of-hearing graduate students who apply must be U.S. citizens
and be accepted into a two- to three-year master’s degree program at RIT
to be eligible for this fellowship. An application and other required
materials are due to the Professional Fellowship Program selection
committee by February 15, 2005, for admission the following fall.
For more information or application materials, contact NTID Office of
Outreach and Transition Services, 585-475-2087 (voice/TTY) or
ambnes@rit.edu.
NTID is the first and largest technological college in the world for
students who are deaf or hard of hearing. One of eight colleges of RIT,
NTID offers educational programs and access and support services to 1,100
students from around the world who study, live, and socialize with 14,400
hearing students on RIT’s Rochester, N.Y., campus. Web address:
www.rit.edu/NTID
See www.rit.edu/NTID/newsroom
for more NTID news.
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