The deadline for all scholarships submissions is January 11, 2021.

Dr. Henry A. Moses Scholarship for Medical Speech-Language Pathology

This scholarship is open to applicants pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in speech language pathology in a program accredited by ASHA’s Council on Academic Accreditation, who have a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in medical speech-language pathology. The one recipient will receive $1,000 scholarship which will presented at the 2021 convention during the awards gala. Applicants should submit a resume (including educational background and previous academic, work, or volunteer experiences) and an essay (up to 500 words) describing their career goals and interests in medical speech pathology. Send all submissions to [email protected].

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The Culturally Responsive, Trauma Informed, Globally Engaged Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Undergraduate or graduate students of color enrolled full time and in good standing in a speech-language pathology program.
  • Awardees must submit a statement of interest of 500 words demonstrating their interest or experiences in working in the U. S. or globally with children who are marginalized.
  • Preferences will be given to applicants who have demonstrated interest in working with children and/or adolescents who have social pragmatic communication challenges, and children who have one or more of the following characteristics:
    • speak more than one language and/or language variety
    • are impoverished
    • are forcibly displaced migrants, or
    • have a history of trauma resulting from maltreatment and/or adverse childhood experiences.

This scholarship should be used to support tuition, research endeavors, conference attendance, and/or participation in a study abroad course to a majority world country (i.e., countries with an HDI of .550 or less such as those in sub Saharan Africa; some parts of South & East Asia; South & Central America; and the Caribbean).

Two students will receive $1000 each beginning in 2021. Scholarships will be awarded at the NBASLH convention. Attending the NBASLH convention will not be required. Send all submissions to [email protected].

Sponsored by: Yvette D. Hyter, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Professor Emeritus