Summary
The foundation aims to advance knowledge in communication sciences and disorders, focusing on treatment efficacy, collaborative studies, and innovative research.
Objectives/Funding Priorities
The foundation aims to advance knowledge in communication sciences and disorders, focusing on treatment efficacy, collaborative studies, and innovative research.
Types of Grants Funded
• Clinical Research Grants
• Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration Grants
• New Century Scholars Research Grants
• New Investigators Research Grants
• Speech Science Research Grants
• Student Research Grants in Audiology and Early Childhood Language Development
Eligibility
Researchers with PhD or equivalent in communication sciences and disorders or related fields. Specific eligibility varies by grant type.
Level of Funding Provided
• Up to $75,000 for clinical research.
• Up to $35,000 for researcher-practitioner collaboration.
• Up to $25,000 for innovative studies.
• Up to $10,000 for new investigators.
New Investigators grant:(ASHFoundation) invites new researchers to submit proposals in competition for up to 10 research grants of $10,000 each.
The New Investigators Research Grant is designed to help further new investigators’ research activities by funding one-year, preliminary studies that could launch larger-scale research studies. Research, while not limited in topic, should be focused to match a one-year scope and should have clinical relevance to audiology and/or speech-language pathology.
Key Issues
Focuses on communication disorders, treatment practices, and research in speech sciences.
Links
• New Investigators Research Grant
Examples of Funded Grants
- Title: Development and Evaluation of the Family-Centered Augmentative and Alternative Communication Scale (2021)
o Description: Kelsey Mandak, Assistant Professor, Carlow University - Title: The Impact of Cochlear Implant Device Limitations on Preschoolers’ Real-Time Phonological Processing Skills (2023)
o Description: Margaret Cychosz, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles