Funding

Note: Scholars that receive funding through Project MESA must commit to working with infants, toddlers, or children with disabilities/delays as an Speech Language Pathologist for at least four years within nine years of graduation.

For additional information about post-graduation employment requirements, visit the FAQ page

Project MESA Funding Details

1. Funding Package: Scholars receive an award that goes directly to their bursar’s account each semester for them can use as they wish (e.g, tuition, books, professional attire, food, child care, transportation, etc): 

• • Total funding: $64,800 (over 2 academic years)

    • Fall 1 : $10,800 

    • Spring 1: $10,800 

    • Summer 1: $10,800 

    • Fall 2: $10,800 

    • Fall 3: $10,800 

    • Summer 3: $10,800 

• Professional Development Support: Scholars can request up to $2,000 to cover professional development (e.g., $1000 max per year for trainings, conferences, books, clinical materials, travel to Comunidad Crecer, Praxis fees, etc.)

  • • • For additional information about Comunidad Crecer, an international - inter professional collaboration with a special needs school in Mexico City, Mexico, visit Learning across borders: 33 years of Comunidad Crecer

Additional Financial Information

• Are you from a state in the Western US? Project MESA applicants from eligible Western states may qualify for reduced tuition through the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP). This program allows students to enroll in participating graduate programs at in-state tuition rates, even if they are residents of another Western state.

  • Learn more about eligibility and participating states here: https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wrgp/for-students/