CSD Student Scholarships

National NSSLHA offers the following information as a resource to CSD students. It does not sponsor or endorse any of these scholarships or organizations. Have a scholarship to add? Let us know!

Scholarship Name Organization Eligibility Requirements Amount Due Date
NBASLH NBASLH Various scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. Research, travel, and conference registration scholarships also available. Up to $1,000 January 11, 2025
IHS Scholarships Indian Health Service Must be American Indian or Alaskan Native students. Tuition and Financial Aid February 28, 2025
PDS Graduate Scholarship Pediatric Developmental Services (PDS)

Open to Speech-Language Pathology graduate students enrolled in any year of a master’s or doctoral program. Participants must be residents of the United States.

$1,500 February 28, 2025
TAG Scholars Program Midwestern University Glendale (MWU) Students who are interested in working in Arizona schools as an SLP and are also enrolled in the MWU SLP class of 2027 will be considered for the first round of scholarships. Varies March 1, 2025
Coleman-Perry Communication Disorders Scholarship

Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc

Undergraduate and graduate students in the CSD discipline from an accredited college or university with a 3.5 GPA or higher; high school students from the Atlanta Metro Area; demonstrated leadership and community service; special consideration given to those with demonstrated financial need. $500 March 1, 2025
AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability American Association on Health and Disability Must be a sophomore in undergrad or greater and must have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. $1,000 March 3, 2025
Hard of Hearing or Deaf Scholarship Sertoma Students with clinically significant bilateral hearing loss, graduating from high school, or undergraduate students pursuing four-year college degrees in any discipline are eligible for the scholarship. $1,000 March 31, 2025
Communicative Disorders Scholarship Sertoma Graduate students pursing advanced degrees in audiology or speech-language pathology from institutions in the U.S. $1,000 March 31, 2025
Student Research Grant in Audiology ASHFoundation Supports student research studies in clinical and/or rehabilitative audiology. Students must be enrolled full-time in research or clinical doctoral degree programs in audiology or hearing science in the U.S. $2,000 April 16, 2025
Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development ASHFoundation Supports student research studies in early language development for students enrolled full-time in master's or doctoral degree (research or clinical) programs in speech-language pathology or speech-language science in the U.S. $2,000 April 16, 2025
SLP Graduate Student Scholarship Voice Aerobics Any student enrolled in an ASHA accredited graduate speech-language program is eligible to apply. $500 April 30, 2025
AMBUCS Scholarship Program AMBUCS Students must be US citizens accepted in a graduate-level program that is accredited by the appropriate therapy profession authority in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, or hearing audiology. $600-$1,500 May 1, 2025
EAA Doctoral Scholarship Educational Audiology Association (EAA) Student member of EAA enrolled in second, third, or fourth year of AuD or PhD program with GPA of 3.0 or higher. Up to $2,000 May 1, 2025
Graduate Student Scholarship ASHFoundation Students who are undergraduate seniors accepted to a master’s program or students currently pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees (research or clinical). $5,000 May 21, 2025
New Century Scholars
Doctoral Scholarship
ASHFoundation Doctoral students accepted to, or enrolled in, a research doctoral program; must be a National NSSLHA or ASHA member at time of application $10,000 May 21, 2025
Bilingual Therapies Scholarship Bilingual Therapies Speech pathology and school psychology students who speak a second language at native or near-native proficiency, and are interested in working with bilingual/bicultural children in the schools upon graduation. Up to $7,000 July 15, 2025
API Scholarship Asian Pacific Islander Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus Currently an API Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus member. Currently is accepted for or enrolled in undergraduate or graduate study in a communication sciences and disorders program (unofficial transcript needed to verify student status). Asian or Pacific Island heritage. $500 October 10, 2025
Plural Publishing Research Scholarship CAPCSD One (1) Master’s/AuD level scholarship is intended for Master’s/AuD level students who are pursuing research in speech-language pathology or audiology.

One (1) Doctoral-level scholarship is intended for Ph.D. students who are pursuing research in audiology, speech-language pathology, or speech-language-hearing sciences.
$3,000 October 17, 2025
Frances J. Laven Scholarship CAPCSD Graduate students enrolled in a professional graduate program (Master’s SLP, AuD, or SLP-D) at a CAPCSD member institution. $5,000 November 12, 2025
American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships AAUW Identify as woman, in all fields of study at an accredited institution of higher education or, for postdoctoral fellows, research. $20,000–$50,000 November 15, 2025
Bilingual Therapies Scholarship Bilingual Therapies Speech pathology and school psychology students who speak a second language at native or near-native proficiency, and are interested in working with bilingual/bicultural children in the schools upon graduation.

Speech Language Pathology students should apply before entering the final year of their academic program.
Up to $7,000 November 15, 2025
PT, OT, SLP & School Psychology Med Travelers Speech-Language Pathology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and School Psychology graduate students. $5,000 December 15, 2025
National NSSLHA Undergraduate Scholarships NSSLHA Must be a current National NSSLHA member, be a sophomore or junior in a CSD program, and hold a 3.25 cumulative GPA (minimum). $500-$1000 December 31, 2025
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