Awards, Scholarships, and Mentoring Programs

Find opportunities to further your professional development and get recognition/support for your hard work.

General awards and scholarships

Annual essay competition for students hosted by ASHA
Open to undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and entry-level graduate students in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Applications due typically in February
$1000 and ASHA Convention registration (first place), $750 (second place), and $500 (third place), as well as a paid membership to NSSHLA for one year for all winners
Find out more about the Student Ethics Essay Award

Expand your knowledge of research in audiology and/or hearing by attending the ASHA Annual Convention
Open to AuD, AuD/PhD, PhD, and postdoctoral fellows in an audiology, tinnitus, balance, or hearing science program
$500 to offset costs of travel and complimentary registration to the ASHA Convention
Applications typically due in May
Find out more about the Audiology/Hearing Science Research Travel Award

Foster your research career by attending the ASHA Annual Convention
Open to mentor-protege pairs
- Proteges: MA, clinical doctorate, PhD, and postdoctoral fellows
- Mentor: experience investigator affiliated with an academic or clinical research environment, and must hold a research doctoral degree
$1000 travel stipend ($750 to protege and $250 to mentor) and complimentary registration to the ASHA Convention
Applications typically due in July
Find out more about the Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award

Cultivating student interest in pursuing a research doctorate (PhD) in communication sciences and disorders and a career as a faculty-researcher
- Priority areas to students pursuing interests in clinical practice research, diversity/equity/inclusion, implementation science, and/or interprofessional education and practice.
Open to undergraduate juniors and seniors, post-baccalaureate students, entry-level first-year MA students, and entry-level first- or second-year AuD students
$1000 award to pursue mentored teaching and research activities
Applications typically due in April
Find out more about the Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers

Scholarship given based on leadership, community involvement, clinical experience, and academic performance
Open to graduate students in speech-language pathology or audiology
$1000
Application typically due in April
Find out more about the SHAWNY Scholarship

Receive educational support for graduate school expenses, including tuition, books, school-related expenses, and living expenses
Includes general scholarships, as well as endowed scholarships for international students, minority students, NSSLHA students
$5000
Application typically due in Spring
Find out more about the Graduate Student Scholarship

Receive support to pursue a teacher-investigator career in an academic environment at the university/college level in the United States
Open to students in a research doctoral program (PhD or equivalent) in communication sciences and disorders
$10,000
Applications typically due in Spring
Find out more about the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship

Get support!
Open to undergraduate sophomore and juniors in Communication Sciences and Disorders programs
$1000 for juniors and $500 for sophomores
Applications typically due in December
Find out more about the Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarships given to outstanding Native American and Alaska Native graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in health care fields and who demonstrate a commitment to Native health care
Open to Native American and Alaska Native graduate students who have completed at least one semester of graduate-level coursework
$25,000
Applications typically due in May
Find out more about the Native American Graduate Fellowship

Cultivating student interest in pursuing a research doctorate (PhD) in communication sciences and disorders and a career as a faculty-researcher
- Priority areas to students pursuing interests in clinical practice research, diversity/equity/inclusion, implementation science, and/or interprofessional education and practice.
Open to undergraduate juniors and seniors, post-baccalaureate students, entry-level first-year MA students, and entry-level first- or second-year AuD students
$1000 award to pursue mentored teaching and research activities
Applications typically due in April
Find out more about the Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers

Receive educational support for graduate school expenses, including tuition, books, school-related expenses, and living expenses
Apply for one of the endowed scholarships for international students or minority students
$5000
Application typically due in April
Find out more about the Graduate Student Scholarship

Participate in an online mentoring program where mentees and mentors communicate to address short- and long-term goals
Open to all students pursuing careers in audiology and speech-language pathology
Enrollment typically ends in February
Learn more about the Student to Empowered Professional Mentoring Program

Mentoring in obtaining and succeeding in faculty-researcher positions in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Open to PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty
Participate in an online mentoring program
Enrollment typically ends in September
Find out more about the Mentoring Academic-Research Careers

A leadership development program with the purpose of
- recruiting and retaining racial/ethnic minorities underrepresented in the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology
- providing focused educational programming and activities to build and enhance leadership skills
- providing an understanding of how ASHA works
- providing an opportunity to interact with leaders in the field
Open to undergraduate seniors, MA, AuD, and clinical or research doctorate students
Participate in a virtual cohort experience and receive complimentary registration to ASHA Convention
Find out more about the Minority Student Leadership Program

Receive mentorship and support for early career professionals and students
Open to students of color majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders or recent MA graduates
Work with a mentor of color to establish goals over a one-year program
Find out more about the NBASLH Power to Empower Mentorship Program

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