The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) supports innovators and encourages research that makes a difference in people's lives through speech, language, and hearing science. Inspired by pioneers like Dennis Klatt, the ASHFoundation aims to fuel advances in the field by backing new and ambitious projects that hold potential for significant impact.
The Researcher–Practitioner Collaboration Grant encourages academic or organizational researchers and clinical practitioners to form partnerships for conducting studies that aim to improve services for individuals with communication disorders. The grant supports collaborative research projects that are designed to enhance evidence in the realm of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) services. It provides funding of up to $35,000 for each partnership for one- or two-year studies that focus on applying evidence to improve assessment and treatment practices. The grant seeks proposals for preliminary research with the potential to lead to larger-scale studies. Proposed studies must tackle clinical problems or questions with direct application to practice, aiming to advance care in health and educational settings. This funding opportunity is specifically designed to nurture strong collaborations between researchers and practitioners, fostering research conducted in practice settings with the goal of accelerating evidence-based practices in addressing the needs of individuals with communication disorders.