Financial Aid and Scholarships

The university and the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences directs students to the following opportunities for financial aid and scholarships:

University Opportunities

• Cal State East Bay  Financial Aid
  • Current Students
    • Graduate Students
• Cal State East Bay  Scholarships
• Pioneer Scholarships - direct link to apply to all Cal State East Bay scholarships
  • Graduate Opportunities
• Handshake - direct link to find on-campus and off-campus student job opportunities

Department Opportunities

Stephanie Kalman Foundation, and Ellen Beth Scholarships

• Annual scholarships are available for study in communicative disorders, with special consideration for those having experience in the foster care system, and/or with financial need. The application period for this scholarship is now CLOSED. The application will open again Spring 2026.

SPG Therapy Education Scholarship 

• SPG Therapy and Education is providing two $2,500 scholarships annually to one undergraduate senior pursuing a graduate degree in speech pathology and to one graduate student studying speech pathology. The application is now CLOSED.

Betty Lindeman and Robert N. Rosenthal Memorial Fund

• Scholarships are available year-round in amounts ranging between $250 and $500 for students having completed at least one year of coursework at Cal State East Bay.
  • Download Rosenthal Scholarship Application

Jan Avent Aphasia Scholarship

• Annual scholarships are available to graduate students with clinical, research, or other experience in the topic of aphasia. This scholarship is now OPEN and accepting applications until MONDAY, APRIL 28th. Please apply HERE.

CSDCAS Coupon Codes

• CSDCAS application coupon codes can be applied for annually by underrepresented and/or first-generation students in the field of speech-language pathology to facilitate additional applications to graduate programs. These are typically available to apply for late in the Fall semester.  

Outside Opportunities

American Speech Language Hearing Association

• ASHA: Finding Financial Aid
  • Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP) Award
  • Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award (RMPTA)
  • Student Ethics Essay Award (SEEA)
  • Students Preparing for Academic Research Careers Award (SPARC)

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) 

• ASHFoundation Grants and Scholarships

California Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA)

• CSHA Foundation Scholarship Program

California Teachers Association

• Sharilynn Gardella Russo Memorial Scholarship

Council on Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD)

• Scholarships Home Page

National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH)

• Scholarships Home Page

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

• Scholarships Home Page