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, reseaerch, or other experience in the topic of aphasia. This scholarship application period is currently closed.

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 Assocation for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH)

• Scholarships Home Page

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

• Scholarships Home Page