ASHA's Academic and Research Mentoring (ARM) Network

The ASHA Academic Affairs and Research Education team offers programs that facilitate considering, launching, and advancing academic and research careers in communication sciences and disorders. Together, the goals of these programs are to increase the number of PhD faculty and advance the generation of research needed to support evidence-based practice.
Find the Program for You
What year are you in your undergraduate program?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Are you an author of a poster accepted for ASHA Convention that has an undergraduate first author?
No
Yes
Are you an author of a poster accepted for ASHA Convention that has an undergraduate first author?
No
Yes
What is your area of clinical study?
Speech-language pathology
Audiology
What year are you in your graduate program?
I am a first-year Master’s student in speech-language pathology
I am a second-year Master’s student in speech-language pathology
What year are you in your graduate program?
I am a first-year AuD student
I am a second-year AuD student
I am a third-year AuD student
Have you reached the dissertation stage?
No
Yes
Have you ever submitted a research grant proposal as the PI or Co-PI?
No
Yes
Have you been awarded F31 funding?
No
Yes
Have you ever applied for extramural research funding (i.e., from outside your university)?
No
Yes
Have you ever been awarded extramural research funding (i.e., from outside your university)?
No
Yes
Have you ever submitted a research grant proposal to a federal agency?
No
Yes, but I have not yet been awarded funding at either the ECR R21 or R01-level
Yes, and I have been awarded funding at the R01-level
Yes, and I have been awarded at the ECR R21-level
Have you ever applied for extramural research funding (i.e., from outside your university)?
No
Yes
Have you ever been awarded research funding from an extramural agency (i.e., from outside your university)?
No
Yes
Have you ever submitted a research grant proposal to a federal agency?
No
Yes, but I have not yet been awarded funding at either the ECR R21 or R01-level
Yes, and I have been awarded funding at the R01-level
Yes, and I have been awarded at the ECR R21-level
Have you ever been awarded research funding from outside your university (i.e. extramural funding)?
No
Yes
Have you ever submitted a research grant proposal to a federal agency?
No
Yes

Have you ever been awarded federal funding at least at the ECR R21 or equivalent level?

No
Yes

Considering and Pursuing a PhD

When thinking about pursuing a PhD in communication sciences and disorders, you're likely to have many questions. How difficult is it? Will it put me further into debt? What are my career options when I graduate? Earning a PhD may seem daunting, but it's more achievable than you think.

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Information for Faculty and Researchers

As a faculty-researcher, keep up to date on grants and funding opportunities, upcoming conferences and events, and information on starting and strategically planning a CSD academic program.

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