The New Century Scholars Research Grant is designed to advance knowledge, tools, and techniques in communication sciences and disorders. The investigator must have received a PhD or equivalent research doctorate within the discipline of communication sciences and disorders. Due to the availability of student research grants and scholarship funds through the ASH Foundation, students currently enrolled in a degree program or working on dissertation research are not eligible for this competition. The investigator must demonstrate the potential for and commitment to conducting independent research. The investigator must demonstrate the potential for and commitment to conducting independent research. Preference for funding consideration will be given to ASHA members. The proposal submitted to the 2024 New Century Scholars Research Grant competition cannot be submitted to other 2024 ASH Foundation grant competitions. However, the investigator remains eligible to submit to other ASH Foundation grant competitions in the same year, if proposing to investigate a different topic. Proposal text should be single-spaced and placed in ONE PDF document containing all required sections in the order indicated. Additional attachments will not be accepted. For more information, kindly visit the scholarship's website.