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The Application is live until February 13, 2025!

LINK TO THE APPLICATION

Applicants will need to submit the following items via the application portal:

1) Short Answer Questions about your academic background and interests. 

* NOTE: once you submit your application, you won’t be able to edit your responses. *

Tentative questions (~3-5 sentences each):

1. What interests you about this program? What would you hope to get out of participating?
2. Do you have research or clinical interests in the fields of communication sciences and disorders or related areas (e.g., neuroscience, psychology, linguistics)? Please describe. This question is about what you’re interested in, not necessarily what you’ve done before.
3. What is the most interesting thing you have learned so far about communication sciences and disorders or a related field (e.g., neuroscience, psychology, linguistics)? This can be something you learned in a class but can also be something you’ve learned from something you’ve read, from the media, or from personal experience.
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2) One (1) letter of recommendation: 

1. Applicants will be prompted to submit the name and email address of the individual they would like to write a letter of recommendation on their behalf.

3) Resume/CV

4) Unofficial Transcript

Our program is funded by the NIH, which has a goal of increasing diversity in the research workforce in communicative sciences and disorders. We encourage applications from

1. Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (African Americans, Latinos/Latinxs, American Indians or Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders). Click here for more information on racial and ethnic categories and definitions.

2. Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. Click here for more information on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

3. Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, defined as meeting two or more of the below criteria. Click here for more information on individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

1. 1. 1. Were or currently are homeless, as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

      2. Were or currently are in the foster care system, as defined by the Administration for Children and Families;

      3. Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years;

      4. Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor’s degree (see the U.S. Department of Education);

      5. Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants;

      6. Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children as a parent or child;

      7. Grew up in one of the following areas: a) a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer, or b) a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-designated Low-Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas (qualifying zip codes are included in the file). Only one of the two possibilities in #7 can be used as a criterion for the disadvantaged background.

Important Dates for 2025 (Join our email list for updates):

• Application posted online: January 6, 2025

• Application due date: February 13, 2025

• Notification of acceptances: March 30, 2025

Program Dates (Join our email list for updates):

• • Program start: June 2, 2025

  • Program end: July 11, 2025