Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development
Forecasted
Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development supports graduate students’ research on preschool and early-school language development to advance communication science and address clinical needs.
Funder: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to three grants of $4,000 each (2026 award level); studies completed within one year
Summary: Supports graduate student research on language development in children at the preschool or earliest school developmental level.
Key Information: Applicants must study full time in a U.S. graduate program in speech-language pathology or speech-language science.
Description
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) supports graduate student research on early childhood language development through the Arlene M. and Noel D. Matkin Memorial Fund. The program honors Arlene Matkin’s work in early identification and intervention for children with language delays and disorders, and Noel Matkin’s work with children with hearing loss and their integration into the mainstream.
Studies should focus on children at the preschool or earliest school developmental level. Preference goes to research involving children who are early verbal in their language production and use; children with hearing impairment may be included when appropriate. The program seeks work that advances communication sciences and disorders and addresses clinical needs in audiology or speech-language pathology, with particular emphasis on tightly designed, feasible studies producing compelling, reproducible findings.
