American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation - Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration

The foundation will award six research grants in support of partnerships between academic or organizational researchers and clinical practitioners to conduct collaborative studies designed to enhance evidence for improving communication sciences and disorders services. Funding can be applied to one- or two-year studies.

Proposed studies must address a clinical problem/question with direct application and be compatible with practice. This grant is designed to support preliminary research that will lead to a larger-scale study. The research question may originate with the researcher or the practitioner but be of substantial interest to both in their mutual areas of expertise. The collaborative effort is central to this unique funding opportunity.

The researcher must have received a PhD or equivalent research doctorate in communication sciences and disorders or a related discipline; the practitioner must have received a degree in audiology, speech-language pathology, or a related field, and be in an environment that encourages and supports research.