Student Fellowships – NIDCD Research Symposium in Clinical Aphasiology

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders (NIDCD) has funded a conference grant to the Clinical Aphasiology Conference, to meet two aims. First, this grant supports the Research Symposium in Clinical Aphasiology (RSCA), embedded in the schedule of the Clinical Aphasiology Conference (CAC). Historically, this Research Symposium has been organized around cutting-edge theory and data on aphasia and related neurological communication disorders and their assessment, treatment, and neurocognitive bases. In the current funding cycle for the years 2023-2028, the RSCA has shifted its focus to include public health, especially as related to aphasia, related communication disorders, and the underlying health conditions that cause them.

Second, the grant provides conference registration and travel funds for approximately 15 students to participate in the RSCA, and by extension, CAC. The RSCA also provides special mentoring opportunities for student fellows. These include a host mentor assigned to each individual fellow, a reception with host mentors and other fellows, the RSCA lunch in which fellows have an opportunity to interact with the RSCA keynote speaker, the RSCA poster session where fellows present and discuss their research, and the RSCA mentoring breakfast, in which student fellows interact with seasoned CAC investigators about topics personal and/or professional. Publication mentoring for work presented at the RSCA is also available.

The fellowship application deadline coincides with the deadline for CAC abstract submissions (TBD early 2026). If you have questions about the fellowship program, contact the RSCA Organizing Committee Chair at william.hula@va.gov.

Detailed fellowship application instructions can be downloaded here.

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