Academic Needs Emergency Fund
The Academic Needs Emergency Fund - supported by an anonymous donation - is intended to provide urgent financial support to a Black undergraduate or graduate student majoring in the disciplines of hearing and speech sciences, communication disorders, audiology, or speech-language pathology who are on the brink of being removed from their academic program due to a university expense. This fund is not a scholarship and is not intended to fully support a full semester tuition expense.
Students must demonstrate an exceptional financial need and that the student have exhausted all effort to pay the expense, NBASLH members and non-members are eligible to apply, and must meet the following criteria:
- Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time at a University in the United States majoring in hearing and speech sciences, communication disorders, audiology, or speech-language pathology and must be in the last semester of the program.
- Identifies as Black or African American.
- Scholarship application must include all of the following requirements:
- Current resume;
- Copy of unofficial transcript;
- Verification of good standing from counselor or academic advisor. Click here for Academic Verification Form
- 500-word statement of exceptional financial need to remain in school and the amount needed. Statement must include steps that you have already taken to resolve your financial circumstances.
- Supporting documentation of financial need (e.g., bill from institution or notification of program dismissal due to a university expense.)
Application and Decision:
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis
- Applications are reviewed and approved by the NBASLH Executive Committee on a case-by-case basis.
- You may anticipate a response within 10 business days of submitting your application.
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