

March 28, 2017
Mechanotransduction current is essential for stability of the transducing stereocilia in mammalian auditory hair cells. Study funded by the American Hearing Research Foundation. Visit Site

American Hearing Research Foundation and American Cochlear Implant Alliance to Co-sponsor New Grant for FY2018
In collaboration, the American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) and the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announce a 2018 funding opportunity for research in two areas topics that may enhance the field of cochlear implantation. The high priority topics for…

The American Hearing Research Foundation awards over $200,000 in grants in FY17
The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, recently awarded nine grants totaling $201,000 for FY17. AHRF funds five to 10 research projects each year, with grants of $20,000 to $40,000. Funded projects cover a wide range of…



Follow-up from ARO MidWinter Meeting
Richard Muench, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, offers a toast to prior and current grant recipients at the 39th MidWinter Meeting of the Association of Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) in San Diego. Foundation staffer Brian Bailey presented on…

The American Hearing Research Foundation Renames Residency Grant Program After The Late Bernard and Lottie Drazin
The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, has renamed its annual otolaryngology residency grant program after the late Bernard (1915-2004) and Lottie (1916-2015) Drazin. The Foundation’s board of directors unanimously voted…
The American Hearing Research Foundation Opens 2017 Research Grant Application Process
The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization celebrating its 60th anniversary, is now accepting research grant proposals for FY17. This year, AHRF awarded eight (8) grants totaling $201,000. Research grant submissions are accepted throughout the Spring and…

The American Hearing Research Foundation celebrates 60th Anniversary; Awards eight grants worth over $200,000 in FY16
The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, recently awarded eight (8) grants totaling $201,000 for FY16, its 60th anniversary. Originally founded in 1956 as the Mid West Hearing Foundation by George E. Shambaugh, Jr., MD, in Chicago,…