AuD Funding Opportunities

Scholarships Available for AuD Students: Incoming and Second/Third Year Students

University Wide

  • BORDER COUNTY IN-STATE ELIGIBILITY:

The in-state tuition program is available to residents in Virginia and North Carolina according to the county of their residence:

    • Virginia: Grayson, Lee, Scott, Washington


    • North Carolina: Ashe, Avery, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey

       More Information here
  • George L.Carter & Sidney G. Gilbreath Scholarships
    • Carter Scholarship is awarded to outstanding new out-of-state graduate students who reside within a 250-mile radius of ETSU. More information here. 
    • Gilbreath Scholarships are awarded to outstanding new out-of-state graduate students who reside beyond the 250-mile radius of ETSU. More information here. 

ASLP Department

    • Gradate Scholarships

      Financial support of full-time doctoral students in the AuD program is awarded through graduate student assistantships (GA) and tuition scholarships (TS). Admitted students are automatically considered for these competitive sources of financial aid. More information on these funding sources can be found here. 

    • Kirbo Audiology Scholarship

      The purpose of the Kirbo Foundation Audiology Scholarship Endowment is to provide scholarship assistance to deserving students enrolled in the Audiology Program of the College of Health Sciences at East Tennessee State University. The endowment is established by Mr. Charles Kirbo in gratitude for the exceptional education his daughter, Amelia Kirbo, received as an Au.D. student at ETSU. Amelia graduated in May of 2015.

      The Audiology faculty consider the following criteria when awarding the Kirbo Scholarship:

      1. Each candidate must have successfully completed his or her second year of study

      2. The student must have a graduate GPA of 3.7 or higher and have displayed excellence in clinical assignments during their program of study.

      3. Additional commendation is made for student participation as an officer in the student organization as well as for volunteerism and effort on philanthropic activities

      The inaugural Kirbo Scholar was Ashley Tice (class of 2017), who received the award in Spring, 2016. 


      Previous Winners

      • Aimee Johnson (Class of 2018)
      • Madison Rick (Class of 2019)
      • Emily McClellan (Class of 2020)
      • Kendal Fox and Jordan Wines (Class of 2021)
      • Leanna Baker (Class of 2022)
      • Karee Diem and Alexandria Lyons (Class of 2023)
    • Laurie Higgins Audiology Scholarship

      The Higgins endowment is established by a gracious contribution by Ms. Laurie Higgins, an alum from the ETSU ASLP program. Ms. Higgins completed dual bachelor’s degrees in both speech and hearing pathology and psychology in 1980, then earned a master’s degree in audiology in 1982 from ETSU. She spent 25 years as community clinical Audiologist in the Tri-Cities region. The Laurie Higgins Audiology Scholarship is awarded to an outstanding 2nd year audiology student, as voted by academic and clinical faculty in the Doctor of Audiology program at East Tennessee State University. Faculty consider student GPA, clinical excellence, and service to the community and profession in their votes for the Higgins Scholarship. Higgins award winners in the past included students who contributed to philanthropic events, community volunteer work, and excelled in the classroom.

      Higgins Awardees, with their graduation date, include:

      • Cristine Trivette (Class of 2012)
        Krisztina Busci Johnson (Class of 2013)
      • Kelley Dwyer (Class of 2014)
      • Kimberly Osucha (Class of 2015)
      • Kathryn Philippe (Class of 2016)
      • Samuel Hester (Class of 2017)
      • Aimee Johnson (Class of 2018)
      • Katyln Plotzer (Class of 2020)
      • Matt Sabo (Class of 2021)
      • Jennifer Lowe (Class of 2022)
      • Karee Diem (Class of 2023)
    • Kim Osucha Memorial Scholarship

      The Kim Osucha Memorial Scholarship was established in 2021 to honor Kim Osucha, Au.D., who graduated from our program in 2015. She lost her battle to cancer in May of 2020. The Scholarship is awarded to a third year AuD student. The ideal student is one who mirrors the best of Kim’s character: is living life to its fullest; who faces adversity with grace, strength, and a positive outlook; is involved in outreach and community service; sees the value in travel; is naturally comfortable with patients; has strong relationships with other students in the program; has a passion to help individuals with hearing loss and related health conditions; and has a strong bedside manner. Preference will be given to applicants having a personal experience with hearing loss, coming to ETSU from out of state, and after graduation, planning to work with veterans or adults.

      Recipients:

      • Allison Cheyenne Roberts (Class of 2023)