Funder: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to three grants of $4,000 each; studies designed for completion 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 pursue full-time graduate study in speech-language pathology or speech-language science at a U.S. academic program.
Description
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) supports master’s and doctoral student research in 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 contributions to pediatric audiology and intervention for children with hearing loss.
Studies should focus on children at the preschool or earliest school developmental level, with preference for populations who are early verbal in their language production and use. Research may include children with hearing impairment when appropriate. The program seeks studies that advance communication sciences and disorders and address clinical needs, emphasizing tightly designed, feasible research capable of producing compelling, reproducible findings.
