ASHA Award Programs

ASHA has created award programs to foster leadership and promote careers in academia and research. Programs are available to undergraduate, master's, AuD, and PhD students enrolled in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) programs; postdoctoral fellows; and new faculty.

International Research Travel Award (IRTA)
This award will facilitate emerging scientists and practitioners with interests in Autism Spectrum Disorders opportunities to participate in The Global Solutions in Research and Clinical Practice in CSD Conference at the IALP World Congress (2010) in Athens, Greece.

Advancing Academic-Research Careers (AARC) Award
This award is given to new faculty in higher education to support their academic and research endeavors in the field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD).

Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP)
Thirty undergraduate seniors and graduate students enrolled in communication sciences and disorders programs including 3 candidates enrolled in a research doctoral degree program have been selected to participate in the Minority Student Leadership Program: Class of 2009. Visit Minority Student Leadership Program Class of 2009.

Student Research Travel Award
ASHA is offering student research travel awards for the 2009 ASHA Convention in order to highlight the research activities of "budding" scientists and encourage careers in science and research.

Students Preparing for Academic & Research Careers (SPARC) Award
The goal of SPARC is to foster students' interest in the pursuit of PhD education and careers in academia in order to fill faculty/researcher vacancies in communication sciences and disorders (CSD).

Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award
This award is designed to foster the professional development of students, clinicians, and emerging scientists who have expressed an interest in research in communication sciences and disorders.

Audiology/Hearing Science Research Travel Award (ARTA)
ASHA is offering audiology-hearing science research travel awards for the 2009 ASHA Convention in order to highlight the research activities of "budding" scientists in audiology and hearing science, and encourage careers in science and research.

Student Ethics Essay Award (SEEA)
The annual Student Ethics Essay Award (SEEA) program is designed to provide opportunities for NSSLHA members who are undergraduate or graduate students in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) to think about ethical decision making as they prepare for careers in audiology, speech-language pathology, or speech, language, and hearing sciences.


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