SLHS typically has a variety of funding resources for graduate students. Information on this website pertains only to departmental awards.
Financial aid may be available through the Graduate School and the CU Office of Financial Aid. You must contact each agency or department regarding application procedures. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation also offers financial awards available to SLHS graduate students.
Teaching assistantships are available for full time graduate students. Graduate Part Time Instructor positions are available for full-time doctoral students.
Application Deadlines
Typically, departmental funding is awarded in the spring for the following fall and spring. Applications should be submitted by February 1st to the Graduate Program Assistant. For graduate students who are applying to the program, submit your application for departmental funding with your application to the program.
Application Procedures
Prospective Students: To be considered for departmental funding, include a Request for SLHS Funding in your application. Include a statement of why you need funding, details about previous work, teaching, or research experience that you have, and the types of areas that you feel you could work as an instructor or research assistant.
Current Students: Submit a Request for SLHS Funding to the Director of Graduate Programs, Dr. Brenda Schick. Include a statement of why you need funding, details about previous work, teaching, or research experience that you have, and the areas in which you feel you could work as an instructor or research assistant.
Qualifications for Departmental Funding
Determination of departmental funding is made by the Director of Graduate Programs in coordination with the MA-SLP, Audiology, and Ph.D. Advisory Committees chairs. Award decisions are made in accordance with the funding policy established by the department. All award recipients must meet and sustain the following minimum standards to be eligible for an award:
- Be admitted as a Regular Degree student.
- Have earned a grade point average of 3.00 or higher in all work attempted in the previous semester.
- Enroll for and maintain full-time academic load during the fall and spring semesters.
These standards must be maintained throughout the award period. It is the student's responsibility to notify the department if he/she no longer meets these criteria.
Types of SLHS Funding
- GPTI (Graduate Part-Time Instructor): For doctoral students only. These awards consist of a salary and tuition waiver. Awardees are given specific teaching assignments as determined by the department chair.
- Teaching Assistantships; Graduate Assistants; Research Assistantships: These awards include salary and tuition waivers for varying percentages of time. Students may teach lab sections, assist a particular faculty member with classroom support or participate with faculty in research projects.
- Hourly and Work/Study: Faculty with research grants may pay students at an hourly rate for research assistance. There are also several administrative support jobs in the department typically filled by work-study students.
- Barbara Lynn Bowler Memorial Tuition Assistance Scholarship: A scholarship awarded to a junior, senior or M.A. student in SLP in the early spring. The scholarship is based on financial need and academic success.
- Traineeships: The department may have federal or state funding to provide scholarships to students. Typically, these provide stipend and tuition assistance to students preparing for designated careers paths and often require a commitment to work in a specific area or setting upon completion of the degree.
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