Speech Science Research Grant
Forecasted
Speech Science Research Grant supports new investigators’ studies in speech perception, synthesis, and acoustics to advance communication sciences and disorders and address clinical needs.
Funder: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2028 (Intent to Submit Form)
Funding Amounts: One $10,000 grant for a study completed in one year
Summary: Supports new investigators’ speech science research, prioritizing speech perception, synthesis, acoustics, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Key Information: Applicants must have completed a PhD or equivalent research doctorate within the past five years.
Description
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) offers the Speech Science Research Grant to advance new investigators’ research and honor Dennis Klatt, whose work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology explored the acoustic properties of speech production and perception. Supported by an endowment established in his memory, the grant can initiate a new project or supplement an existing study.
The program prioritizes research reflecting Klatt’s broad interests, including speech perception, synthesis, and acoustics, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches. It favors scientifically important, tightly designed, feasible studies capable of producing compelling, reproducible findings. Projects should advance communication sciences and disorders, address clinical needs relevant to audiology or speech-language pathology, and help investigators develop research programs with potential for sustained influence.
