Financial Aid Opportunities
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) offers a variety of program scholarships, fellowships, and graduate assistantships. There are also university, college level, federal and external applications (outside WSU) available to eligible students. To apply for these opportunities see information and links below. All students can apply for items 1-3; GA positions are for CSD graduate students only.
- File a . This is optional, but must be completed in order for you to be eligible for need-based awards. Please note: 83% of CHP awards are need-based; you will not be eligible for these scholarships without a FAFSA.
- Go to the College of Health Professions (CHP) Scholarships webpage and complete the ScholarshipUniverse application.
- Other resources are listed toward the bottom of this webpage.
- CSD graduate students only: if interested in applying for CSD Graduate Assistantship (GA) positions, please complete and submit this online form:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students applying for CSD departmental funds and graduate assistantship (GA) positions must be currently enrolled in the professional phase of their program. Prospective students are also eligible to apply for funds. GA positions in our department are based on a number of factors including funding availability and whether the student is an in-state or out-of-state student.
Graduate Assistantships - WSU Graduate School description of these highly competitive positions.Assistantships are awarded primarily on the basis of a student's academic record and demonstrated teaching, research, and leadership abilities. Responsibilities include providing direct or assisting instruction, assisting faculty members in their scholarly and/or creative activities, or assisting in non-teaching and non-research activities. Policies governing assistantship positions are defined in the WSU Policies and Procedures manual - 8.04 Graduate Assistantships. Current and prospective CSD graduate students may apply for assistantship positions within our department using the online application form above.
CSD Scholarships and Fellowships
Additional directions for College of Health Profession鈥檚 students can be found at
the Essays and Other Required Documents for CHP Scholarship page.
Please be sure to read these directions prior to application submission within the
system, as additional information is required for specific awards.
Attention Pre-CSD Undergraduate Students: Students enrolled as pre-CSD students are not eligible for departmental scholarships, but can apply for CHP Continuing Student Scholarships accessible from the CHP Advising Center website.
For Undergraduate Students:
- Barbara Williams Hodson Scholarship in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Communication Sciences and Disorders Endowed Scholarship
- Harold T. "Hal" Edwards Memorial Scholarship in Speech-Language Pathology
- J. Keith Graham Endowed Scholarship
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students:
- Grand Army of the Republic Living Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship
- Sam and Rosemary Sherr Memorial Scholarship/Fellowship
- Sidonie Faires Memorial Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship
- Stan and Rosalind Scudder Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship
- R. Scott Kailer and Sue C. Kailer Scholarship/Fellowship
For Graduate Students Only:
- Kent and Janet Kruske Endowed Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology
- 麻豆传媒映画出品 Scottish Rite Charitable Trust Fellowship in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Sandy & Marc Fey CSD Fellowship
- Dr. Noel D. Matkin Fellowship in Audiology
Other WSU Resources
- - General information about financial aid for students.
- Current students can apply to the WSU Graduate School and Student Government Association for awards to support their research projects.