ASSTA Grants Program
ASSTA manages a number of grant programs which aim to provide support to members in their research in Speech Science and Technology.
The full list of current and past grants can be found here, while past awardees and their reports are available here.
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The New Researcher Award Scheme
ASSTA offers up to six SST New Researcher Awards for the best papers submitted for presentation at the SST conference.The award consists of a $750 grant, plus the SST conference dinner. Please consult the full New Research Award Guidelines for more information.
Applications close on the day the SST paper submissions are due. The next SST conference will be in 2026.
Research Event Awards
The purpose of the ASSTA Research Event Awards is to encourage and promote research in speech science and technology in Australasia. A list of past ASSTA Research Events is here.
Research Events Awards are available for two classes of events:
- groundwork meetings for setting up new or strengthening existing research collaborations
- seminars or workshops on particular issues of note, new theories, procedures, approaches, etc. Please note that you can apply for funding for online, in-person, or "hybrid" events.
The Research Events award is worth up to $5000, and up to two events may be funded per year. Applications are now open on a rolling basis. Expressions of interest are called in the first instance, with applicants asked to send a title and short abstract of 250 words to secretary@assta.org
Only applications that fulfil the eligibility criteria will be considered.
ASSTA Conference Travel Awards
ASSTA offers funding to help allay the costs of travelling from Australia or New Zealand to present peer-reviewed papers at overseas conferences. The award is $500. Three major conferences have been chosen for which funding will be provided automatically. These conferences are: ICASSP, Interspeech and ICPhS. Funding will also be considered for other conferences with preference for conferences requiring full paper review and will be subject to funding available and the quality of the submission.
Submissions may be made at any time after notification of acceptance, and no later than two weeks before the conference date.
ASSTA Special Initiative Awards
The purpose of the ASSTA Special Initiative Awards is to encourage and promote national high-level initiatives in speech science and technology in Australasia by supporting ASSTA members' application to nationally competitive research grants.
No more than two Special Initiative Awards will be awarded in any one year and each award is worth up to $5000. Submissions can be made at any time and a decision will be made within 4 weeks, whichever is sooner (if submitting in December/January, however, please allow up to 8 weeks).
Note that if there is insufficient time or evidence provided to properly consider the submission an award will not be made.
Special Initiative Awards Proposal Guidelines
The following principles will be considered. While each application may not address all of these, they should be borne in mind when preparing your application. Special Initiative Award applications are designed to:
- Promote and enhance research activity in speech science and technology in Australia and New Zealand and promote national and/or international collaboration in speech science and technology.
- Be used as part of a nationally competitive program or scheme (e.g. ARC LIEF, ARC Linkage, etc.) which will involve co-investigators and participating academic or commercial organisations which will provide matching funds (i.e. the same amount or more).
- Provide tangible benefits to the ASSTA membership through shared infrastructure or services.
ASSTA Carer Support Scheme
The Primary Carer Support Scheme aims to support members with primary carer responsibilities to present their work at significant national or international conferences, workshops, or symposia relevant to their careers. The award of up to $500 and can be used to contribute to:
- flights/travel for the dependent and an additional carer to accompany the applicant interstate or overseas;
- dependent carer services in the location of the conference, workshop, symposium or fieldwork site;
- alternative carer services in the primary carer's home base.
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