World Hearing Day 2026

From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children the 2026

Thank you to the nearly 200 individuals who submitted applications on behalf of their organizations for World Hearing Day 2026, under the theme From Communities to Classrooms: Hearing Care for All Children.

The overall quality of the applications was outstanding, which made the selection process highly competitive. Each submission was carefully reviewed by a panel of global hearing health experts, with three assessors assigned per application. Following this thorough evaluation, the 34 applicants with the highest average scores were selected to receive a small grant.

We sincerely appreciate your commitment to celebrating World Hearing Day 2026 and for helping raise awareness of Hearing Care for All Children in your community on 3 March 2026 and look forward to hearing about your activities at the World Hearing Day website (http://www.worldhearingday.org [worldhearingday.org] .

The awardees are: