By: Becky Yates, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHF Fund Development Committee Chair
Are you currently conducting research, or do you plan to within the next year? If so, did you know the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (TSHF) awards five research grants each year at the Foundation Breakfast held during the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA) Convention? Have you considered applying?
The grants are:
- The Tina E. Bangs Research Endowment Fund awards grants to conduct empirical, clinical, or educational research to expand the knowledge base of the professions and/or improve the delivery of services to children and adults with speech, language, and hearing disorders.
- The Lear Ashmore Research Endowment Fund supports grants to conduct empirical, clinical, or educational research to expand the knowledge base of the professions and/or improve delivery of services to children and adults with speech, language, and hearing disorders.
- The President’s Research Endowment Fund supports grants to conduct empirical, clinical, or educational research to expand the knowledge base of the professions and/or improve delivery of services to children and adults with speech, language, and hearing disorders.
- The Elisabeth Wiig Doctoral Student Research Fund supports doctoral students in Texas conducting research in language disorders across the lifespan.
- The Sandy Friel-Patti Research in Language International Travel Fund advances the work of researchers in the field of language and supports travel to present doctoral research in language to an international venue.
Each award ranges from $1,000 to $1,500. Please see the TSHF website for information on how to apply for the awards: https://www.tshfoundation.org/Awards/Research-Grants.
In addition to the grants mentioned above, a new scholarship fund was established by his parents to honor the memory of Army First Warrant Officer Judson Erik Mount. His mother, Marva Mount, is a speech-language pathologist and TSHA member. Erik Mount gave his life to protect our freedoms. Please honor his memory by supporting this fund through your donation; any amount is appreciated.