International Student Scholarship Recipients

The International Student Scholarship (part of the Graduate Student Scholarship) recognizes international graduate students enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders program in the United States. This scholarship is supported by the Kala Singh Memorial Fund.

2025

Awarded $5,000 each

Calisha Abdi

Calisha Abdi
MS Candidate
University of Washington
Speech-Language Pathology

Emmanuel Addo

Emmanuel Addo
PhD Candidate
Binghamton University
Community Research and Action

Sofia Hein Machado

Sofia Hein Machado
PhD Candidate
University of Houston
Communication Sciences and Disorders

2024

Awarded $5,000 each

Ghina Fares

Ghina Fares
AuD Candidate
University of Kansas Medical Center
Audiology

HaeJi Lee

HaeJi Lee
PhD Candidate
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences

Denis Rudisch

Denis Rudisch
PhD Candidate
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Communication Sciences and Disorders

2023

Awarded $5,000 each

Sara Inayat

Sara Inayat
MS Candidate
Radford University
Speech-Language Pathology

Hannah Eunice Obrique

Hannah Eunice Obrique
MS Candidate
California State University, East Bay
Speech-Language Pathology

Seyma Yalcinkaya

Seyma Yalcinkaya
AuD/PhD Candidate
Gallaudet University
Audiology

2022

Awarded $5,000 each

Olutayo Kayode
Olutayo Kayode
MS Candidate
Minot State University
Speech-Language Pathology
Tadeas Lunga
Tadeas Lunga
PhD Candidate
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Communication Sciences and Disorders
 

2021

Awarded $5,000 each

Mariana Mendes Bahia
Mariana Mendes Bahia
PhD Candidate
Syracuse University
Speech-Language Pathology
Anne Billot
Anne Billot
PhD Candidate
Boston University
Behavioral Neuroscience
Suzanne Coomer
Suzanne Coomer
MS Candidate
Rush University
Speech-Language Pathology

View International Student Scholarship recipients before 2021 [PDF].