ASHFoundation Impact: Sabin Duncan

From childhood, Sabin Duncan has navigated life with hearing loss, facing daily communication challenges. Even as an adult with hearing aids, he encountered a world that wasn’t built for those with limited hearing. But instead of accepting the status quo, Sabin is driving change.

Now, he’s championing research to improve hearing accessibility, ensuring a future where hearing loss is met with innovation and inclusion—not barriers. His biggest motivation? His daughters, who are also hard of hearing.

Join Sabin in shaping a world where every voice is heard.

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Your Donation Sparks Bold, Forward-thinking Solutions

58,000

DONORS AND GROWING
MORE
THAN
2,700
researchers, students, & clinical professionals funded
$
14.3

MILLION AWARDED
OVER
90
PERCENT
of our funded researchers go on to receive additional external funding

 

Our Work

Our ability to communicate and connect with each other is key to our success and happiness. The ASHFoundation supports innovators and sparks innovation in communication sciences to make that connection possible for everyone. Join us!

We make early investments in promising innovators
...to empower speech, language, and hearing professionals
...to change people's lives.

Events and Deadlines

 

Intent to Submit Deadline
3/5/2025 
Intent to Submit deadline for Clinical Research Grant, New Century Scholars Research Grant, and New Investigators Research Grant 

Clinical Achievement Awards Deadline
4/9/2025 
Nomination deadline for Frank R. Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award, Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement and Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for Contribution in the Schools 

Research Grants Deadline
4/16/2025 
Submission deadline for Clinical Research Grant, New Century Scholars Research Grant, and New Investigators Research Grant 

Student Research Grants Deadline
4/16/2025 
Submission deadline for Student Research Grant in Audiology and Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development 

New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship Deadline
5/14/2025 
Submission deadline for the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship 

Graduate Student Scholarship Deadline
5/21/2025 
Submission deadline for Graduate Student Scholarship

What's New


2024 Donor Book

Thanks to our generous donors, the ASHFoundation continues to fuel innovation in communication sciences. Explore the 2024 Donor Book [PDF] to see the individuals, corporations, and organizations that made a difference!

2024 Year In Review

In 2024, we expanded our reach, embraced new connections, and awarded $705,000 to 88 researchers, students, and clinicians. It was one of our strongest years yet—celebrate the impact with us!

2024 ASHFoundation Awards and Honorees

The ASHFoundation awarded $705,000 to 88 researchers, students and clinicians in communication sciences and disorders. Meet the newest awardees.

ASHFoundation and ASHA: Two Branches; Same Tree

The ASHFoundation and ASHA collaborate to advance the speech-language-hearing profession through distinct yet complementary roles in support and innovation.

Sharon Moss Receives M. Eugene Wiggins Leadership Award

Sharon E. Moss, PhD, CCC-SLP, CAE, Executive Director for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation has received the 2024 M. Eugene Wiggins Leadership Award, bestowed by the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH).

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