To qualify for the Minnie Pearl Scholarship, an applicant must: Currently be a high school senior with a least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. Be accepted, but not yet in attendance at a junior college, university, or technical school. Must attend on a full-time basis (12 hours per quarter or semester). Have significant (severe to profound) lateral hearing loss. Be a mainstreamed hearing-impaired student. And be a United States Citizen.