Dr. Judith Johnston Fellowship in Child Language
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About this scholarship
Outstanding Ph.D. students in the UBC Vancouver School of Audiology and Speech Sciences whose research focuses on child language or child language disorders may be considered for this fellowship.
The award amount varies. The fellowship may be renewed for up to three additional years (four years total) subject to continued satisfactory academic progress in the Ph.D. program. Funding comes from an estate gift from Dr. Judith R. Johnston (1943-2018).
Recipients are recommended by the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. There is no separate student application.
Dr. Johnston was a Professor Emerita and former Director of the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences. She received a Canadian 3M Teaching Fellowship, the Honors of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and a lifetime achievement award from colleagues at the Symposium for Research in Child Language Disorders.
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- Selection considers outstanding Ph.D. students.
- The fellowship may be renewed for up to three additional years, four years total, subject to continued satisfactory academic progress in the Ph.D. program.