American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation

Supporting innovation in communication sciences

Awardee Spotlight

Bernard Rousseau 2002 Graduate Student Scholarship recipient

A Career in High Gear
How do you get from graduate student at the University of Wisconsin to NIH-funded assistant professor at Vanderbilt University in only a few short years? Ask Bernard Rousseau. He knows.

As Rousseau tells it, his ASHFoundation 2002 Graduate Student Scholarship set him on his remarkably straight path to success. After receiving the scholarship, he attended ASHA's "Lessons for Success Grant Writing Workshop," which gave him the confidence to apply for—and win—a National Institutes of Health (NIH) dissertation award (F31) to complete his graduate work. Read more.

Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2010 Clinical Recognition Programs
We are now accepting nominations for 2010 Clinical Recognition Programs. Our 2010 funding programs will be opening soon—keep an eye on our calendar.

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Welcome! The ASHFoundation is a charitable organization working to promote a better quality of life for children and adults with communication disorders. Our mission is to advance knowledge about the causes and treatment of hearing, speech, and language problems.

We raise funds from individuals, corporations, and organizations to support research, graduate education, and special projects that foster discovery and innovation in the field of communication sciences. Learn more.