Research Grant in Speech Science
The Research Grant in Speech Science is a Contest sponsored by American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation.
Award Information:
Amount of Contest: Average: $5000
Application Deadline: 4-Jun
Requirements: Applicant must have earned his or her doctorate degree within the last five years. Recipient must complete his or her investigation within a one-year period and submit a final report. Applicant must prepare a formal research grant proposal. Applicant should request grant guidelines and forms to prepare an application.
Eligibility: Doctoral-level study
Sponsorship provided by:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
USA
Email Address: ashfoundation@asha.org
Phone Number: 301 897 5700 x4314
Fax Number: 301 571 0457
http://www.ashfoundation.org
You can find out more by contacting:
Barbara A. Zvirblis
Program Associate
A good place to start is to investigate the background of the contest. The best shot of achieving your goal will follow from initially researching the prerequisites and knowing if you fulfill them. Before you even begin, be aware of the driving force for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation and their goals for the Research Grant in Speech Science. Once that is done, you should determine if there is a reasonable chance to receive the contest. After figuring out that you have a decent shot of actually being a recipient of the Research Grant in Speech Science, then you should put forth the effort to apply.
An important part of working toward obtaining the contest is paying close attention to the application. Applications can sometimes be lengthy and boring, but take the time to make sure that your work was done accurately and thoroughly. You don't want to be denied as the result of something that could have been avoided.
Once the application is sent off, figure out the timeframe regarding when the Research Grant in Speech Science distributes any funds so that you can know if you can rely on the contest to provide additional support for your financial needs and how it will help you out, since there might be constraints on how you can use the Research Grant in Speech Science. Increasingly, it is tough to find ways to handle the increasing costs of education, and being awarded the Research Grant in Speech Science to defray some of the costs can provide significant support. If you don't end up getting the Research Grant in Speech Science, don't give up, there are other contests and you may find success elsewhere.