USAHS awards this scholarship to one applicant each at the Dallas and Austin campuses in recognition of a high achieving student who demonstrates a commitment to community and diversity, supporting minority representation in the field of speech-language pathology. The scholarship funds are applied to tuition and fees only.

MS-SLP applicants for the 2024 Summer term at the Dallas and Austin campuses may apply for the Community and Diversity Scholarship, which is awarded in equal trimester-based increments throughout the program. Deadline to apply is April 1, 2024

Submission Requirements:

• Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• A one-page essay that describes what makes you an ideal candidate for this scholarship based on your intention to provide speech-language services to your community or to linguistically diverse populations in your future clinical practice.*
• Only scholarship applications where a student has started and/or completed their CSDCAS application will be considered.

Scholarship Guidelines:

• Acceptance and sustained enrollment as a full-time student in the MS-SLP program. Scholarships are non-transferable to another degree program or university.
• Remain enrolled each trimester in all courses in the established curricular pathway for the MS-SLP program.
• Course withdrawal will result in scholarship ineligibility for the subsequent trimester.
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25
• Scholarship award may only be applied to tuition and fees.

Any scholarship recipient who falls below a full course schedule or below the overall cumulative GPA of 3.25 will be given one term to raise their cumulative GPA to 3.25 or above and receive a scholarship disbursement for that term. If unable to return to a full course schedule or achieve an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25 at the end of the term, will be ineligible for a scholarship disbursement for any subsequent terms.

* Note: Applicants do not have to be from a diverse or minority background to apply for this scholarship