New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship Grant

New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Speech Language Hearing Foundation
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: March 27, 2026

Summary

The New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship, offered by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, supports doctoral students who aspire to a teacher-investigator career in communication sciences and disorders in the U.S. Eligible candidates must be enrolled in a research doctoral program and show commitment to higher education. The foundation will award up to 15 scholarships of $10,000 each for the current cycle, fostering the next generation of educators and researchers in this vital field.

Overview

New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship Supports doctoral students committed to a teacher-investigator career in the U.S. Background The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) invites doctoral students accepted to, or enrolled in, a research doctoral program to apply for the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship. This program is designed to support strong doctoral candidates who will pursue a teacher-investigator career in an academic environment at the university/college level in the United States. Criteria To meet the goal of supporting teacher-investigator careers, the ASHFoundation expects to identify students committed to attaining a research doctoral degree and to working in a higher education academic community in the discipline in the United States. Should a recipient be unable to fulfill each eligibility requirement, the ASHFoundation will expect funding repayment to provide an opportunity for another recipient to meet the original purpose of this competition. Funding For the current cycle, the ASHFoundation will award up to 15 scholarships of $10,000 each.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship.Students must be accepted to, or currently enrolled in, a research doctoral program (PhD or equivalent) in communication sciences and disorders.Students with full-time status will be given priority. However, students with part-time status will be considered. Students must be either a NSSLHA member or an ASHA member at the time of application. Students should be committed to a teacher-investigator career in communication sciences and disorders in the United States.

Ineligibility

Clinical doctoral students are not eligible to apply for this program; however, clinical doctoral students are eligible for other ASHFoundation funding programs. Students completing their doctoral program prior to May 2024 are not eligible for this November 2024 funding cycle.