The Annual CSHA Graduate Student Scholarship Application

California Speech-Language-Hearing Association offers scholarship awards of $1000.00 to selected CSHA Student Members in California Speech-Language-Hearing Association who will be attending an advanced degree program for speech-language pathology, communication sciences and disorders, communicative disorders, or audiology in the State of California. Awards will be determined at and announced following the April CSHA state board meeting. These recipients will be recognized during the State Annual CSHA Conference and in subsequent CSHA publications.

 

Please complete and submit the requested materials.

Name: Current Address: Permanent Address: Hometown Newspaper: Newspaper Address: Home Phone: Cell Phone: Email Address: Present College/University: College/University for Advanced Study: College/University Advisor: Student Status:    Full Time       Part Time    Year in Program: Field of Study: Undergraduate: Graduate: Previous Degrees (if applicable):  Degree  Major  Institution  Date

Please submit the following materials:

1. Cumulative undergraduate and graduate GPA (Informal transcripts must be included)

Undergraduate GPA:      Graduate (if applicable) GPA :

Transcripts:


2. Description of undergraduate and graduate involvement in pre-professional and volunteer activities or organizations. (Please list activities and dates of involvement)




3. Statement of career objectives and professional interests. (Less than 500 words)




4. Two letters of recommendation. Letters should be written by individuals who are familiar with the student's academic and/or clinical work. At least one letter must be written by current member of CSHA who is in good standing. Original, signed, hard-copy reference letters should be returned to the applicant in a sealed envelope with the name of the writer signed across the sealed flap and included in the applicant's packet of documents.

Letter 1:
Name of writer on 1st reference letter:
Relationship to Applicant:
CSHA Member:    Yes       No

Letter 2:
Name of writer on 2nd reference letter:
Relationship to Applicant:
CSHA Member:    Yes       No



5. Please write a statement of intended use of scholarship funds, including information regarding intended use of the scholarship award as a way to further the applicant's career objectives and/or meet current financial need(s).

 

Application Process

Completed applications (including letters of recommendation) must be received by the CSHA District of applicant's permanent residence Chair of the Districts Nominating Committee (District Director Elect) by July 31. In the event the applicant is an in-coming first-year graduate student, a copy of a letter of acceptance into one of the California ASHA accredited graduate programs must accompany the application. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for consideration. All eligible applications will be considered by the nominating committee based on the criteria listed below. The applications (no more than 1 per 100 district members) will be forwarded to the State Honors Committee which will review the final applications. If more qualified applications are received by the district than can be forwarded to the State Honors Committee, a random selection based upon the number of allowed scholarships will be performed by the District Nomination Committee and these selected applicants will be forwarded.

The CSHA State Honors Committee evaluates nominees for scholarships solely on the information provided in the nomination packet prepared by the district nomination committee. When information and/or documentation are incomplete, the Honors Committee must reject the nomination. All eligible applications will be rated by the nominating committee based on the criteria listed below.

From this group, based upon the number of available scholarships, the highest-scoring applicants will be selected to receive the financial award. Letters of recognition and certificates of achievement will be awarded to all qualified applicants regardless of the results of the final selection.

Notification of Award

All applicants will be notified no later than the annual spring CSHA Convention. Those students who (a) meet the highest standards and are eligible to receive the CSHA Student Scholarship, or (b) are selected to be the recipient(s) of the scholarship(s) will be formally recognized and honored through one or more publications and during the annual spring state CSHA Convention.

Weight of Selection Criteria

Applications will be rated based on the following criteria and weights. Students should submit the following information in order to complete their application:

1. Cumulative undergraduate and graduate GPA (10%)
2. Description of undergraduate and graduate involvement in pre-professional and volunteer organizations. (40%)
3. Statement of career objectives and professional interests (30%)
4. Two letters of recommendation. (10%)
5. Brief statement of intended use of scholarship funds (10%)

Locating Address Information for the District Nomination Committee Chair (District Director Elect)

Locating address information for the District Nomination Committee Chair (District Director Elect) is available from the CSHA home web page. The name and contact email address for each district can be linked from the button on the home page. District of residence is determined by the county of residence. Information regarding county assignments to districts is available in CSHA publications under "District News" or can be obtained from the CSHA office staff.

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