The Tavistock Trust For Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Awards – North America and Canada

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Awards 

These Awards aim to increase research capacity and promote research that improves quality of life for people living with aphasia.  The Award is given in recognition of scholarly excellence in all, or some, of the following areas:

• Research and Publications dedicated to improving life with aphasia, and/or
• Mentoring of research students to conduct research associated with quality of life, life participation, conversation or similar topics related to life with aphasia, and/or
• Working to improve external grant funding that addresses the needs of people living with aphasia.

Who is eligible:

Early career aphasia researchers in the USA and Canada are eligible.  Early career is defined as approximately 8-10 years post Ph.D. (excluding any period of career break such as family care or health leave).

Researchers specialising in all types of aphasia are eligible.  If participants have a progressive condition, the primary diagnosis must relate to aphasia. The focus of the research must be on issues relating to language, communication &/or living with aphasia.

• The aim of these Awards is to foster and encourage pioneering research that aims to make a difference in the everyday lives of people living with aphasia, their families, friends and caregivers.

Aphasia Access has helped the TTA establish these Awards in the United States and we are grateful for all their invaluable help over the years.  Aphasia Access is a not-for-profit professional organisation dedicated to the belief that people with aphasia should have access to services that not only improve language, but also help them participate in conversations, life’s interactions and activities, and foster communicatively accessible environments.

The Trustees of the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia would like to thank the Board of Aphasia Access for their collaboration in helping the Trust establish the Awards and making them known in the United States. 

The Trustees would also like to thank Professor Nina Simons Mackie, Dr Aura Kagan, Professor Gloria Olness and Dr Jamie Azios for the invaluable help assessing applications. 

The decision as to who receives the Awards is made by The Trustees of The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia.

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The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Award will include a (one-time) US $1,000 monetary prize, a certificate and a Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar badge, and the title of Distinguished Scholar.

Important Dates: 

Applications for 2025 now closed.

Date for 2026 Applications to be confirmed.

For more information about the application process click here

For the application form click here