Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development
Funding Amount
US $4,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Students must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development.
- Students must be master’s or doctoral (research or clinical) degree students enrolled in, or accepted for, graduate study in speech-language pathology or speech-language science at an academic program in the United States.
- Students must be enrolled for full-time study for the full academic year.
- Master’s degree candidates must be in a program accredited by, or in candidacy status from, the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Indirect costs and travel expenses for meetings, or for the ASHA Convention, to present research results may not be included in the budget.
Overview
The Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development, funded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, supports master's and doctoral students conducting research on early language development. With up to three grants of $2,000 each available, this initiative honors Arlene M. and Noel D. Matkin. Eligible candidates must be enrolled full-time in accredited programs, focusing on research that benefits young children facing language delays or disorders.
Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development
Supports student research studies in early childhood language development.
Background
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) invites master's and doctoral (research or clinical) students to compete for the Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development, supported by the Arlene M. and Noel D. Matkin Memorial Fund.
This grant memorializes Arlene Matkin, whose professional work was dedicated to early identification and intervention for young children with language delays and disorders. It also memorializes pioneering pediatric audiologist Noel Matkin, who dedicated his professional life to early identification and intervention for children with hearing loss and was committed to the integration of these children into the mainstream. This grant is intended to support studies that focus on children at the preschool or earliest school developmental level.
Funding
In this current cycle, up to three grants of $4,000 each will be awarded.
Eligibility
Students must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development.Students must be master’s or doctoral (research or clinical) degree students enrolled in, or accepted for, graduate study in speech-language pathology or speech-language science at an academic program in the United States.
Students must be enrolled for full-time study for the full academic year.
Master’s degree candidates must be in a program accredited by, or in candidacy status from, the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Proposals must be for research to be initiated in early childhood language development.
Ineligibility
Indirect costs and travel expenses for meetings, or for the ASHA Convention, to present research results may not be included in the budget.
What American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 19
- Total given
- $355K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $10K–$35K
- By dollars: Iowa 27%, Wisconsin 13%, Virginia 10%. Top recipient cities: Iowa City, IA; Madison, WI; Norfolk, VA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 88% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
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