Apraxia Kids Research Grants: Clinical Research Grant

The Apraxia Kids Clinical Research Grant, offered by the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America, supports innovative research on childhood apraxia of speech. With awards up to $50,000, the grant aims to promote studies that enhance early diagnosis, treatment methods, and understanding of the effects of apraxia on children. This initiative encourages collaboration between researchers and individuals with lived experience, ensuring research relevance and community engagement in addressing CAS challenges.

The Clinical Research Grant competition is for investigators with research doctorates and includes Post Doctoral Fellows. The Clinical Research Grant competition award is for up to $50,000.
Topics of Interest for Research Proposals
Apraxia Kids’ primary interest is in high quality scientific research that, upon completion, will be suitable and acceptable for peer-reviewed publications. All topics relevant to childhood apraxia of speech will be considered. However, Apraxia Kids is particularly interested in funding proposals that address one or more of the following topics across diverse populations including race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, language, age, and co-occurring disorders:

• Early diagnosis and treatment of children with CAS.
• Treatment approaches for CAS that include biophysical evidence alongside behavioral evidence.
• Looking at the whole child, especially co-occurring conditions and social emotional aspects of CAS across the lifespan including teens and young adults.
• The effects of CAS on early phonological awareness skills and literacy development.
• The role of perception in the development of speech sound production in children with CAS.
• Prognosis for children with CAS.
• Child and parent reported outcome measures.

Eligibility

Research teams must consist of at least one member with a PhD (or equivalent research doctorate) and at least one member with clinical expertise in CAS (one person can meet both criteria). Post-Doctoral Fellow applicants are encouraged to apply for this grant and must submit a letter of support from their mentor. Applicants must demonstrate research competence based on publication of at least one study in a peer-reviewed journal or provide evidence of a relationship with an established researcher who has agreed to serve as mentor or co-investigator on the project.One team member must demonstrate specific knowledge/expertise in CAS and severe speech sound disorders through publications and/or scholarly presentations.Previous successful applicants must wait two (2) full funding cycles to reapply. An applicant can be on more than one application in any single cycle. Grant projects are expected to be for a 12-month period following initial grant distribution. However, longer projects can also be approved.