Supports doctoral student research that advances clinical and rehabilitative audiology through innovative, impactful, and rigorously designed projects.
Funder: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to three grants of $4,000 each; project duration is one year.
Summary: Supports doctoral students conducting impactful, innovative research in clinical and rehabilitative audiology with emphasis on rigorous, feasible study design.
This grant supports doctoral (research or clinical) students enrolled in audiology or hearing science programs in the United States, providing funding for research projects in clinical and rehabilitative audiology. The program honors Ira M. Ventry and Brad Friedrich and aims to advance the audiology discipline by supporting projects with significant impact, innovative approaches, and rigorous, feasible methodologies. Proposals are evaluated primarily on the quality and feasibility of the research design, as well as the significance and innovation of the proposed work.