Financial Aid and Scholarships

The university and the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences directs students to the following opportunities for financial aid and scholarships:

University Opportunities

Department Opportunities

Stephanie Kalman Foundation, and Ellen Beth Scholarships

  • Annual scholarships are available for study in communicative disorders, with special consideration for those having experience in the foster care system, and/or with financial need. The application period for this scholarship is now closed. Awardees will be notified the week of March 5th with the status of their application.

Betty Lindeman and Robert N. Rosenthal Memorial Fund

Jan Avent Aphasia Scholarship

  • Annual scholarships are available to graduate students with clinical, reseaerch, or other experience in the topic of aphasia. This scholarship application period is currently closed.

CSDCAS Coupon Codes

  • CSDCAS application can be applied for annually by underrepresented and/or first-generation students in the field of speech-language pathology to facilitate additional applications to graduate programs. These are typically available to apply for late in the Fall semester.  

Outside Opportunities


American Speech Language Hearing Association

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) 

California Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA)

California Teachers Association

  • Sharilynn Gardella Russo Memorial Scholarship

Council on Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD)

National Black Assocation for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH)

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)