About
The Davetrina Seles Gadson Health Equity Mini-Grants support small but impactful projects focused on health equity in aphasia. This initiative is designed to support innovative projects that address systemic inequities in aphasia care and research. We are currently offering up to three mini-grants of $500 each.
These mini-grants honor the legacy of Dr. Davetrina Seles Gadson, a remarkable leader in speech-language pathology and health equity. Her groundbreaking work advanced our understanding of aphasia care for underserved communities and inspired a commitment to fostering change in healthcare systems.
The goal of these awards is to support community-based, research-informed, or advocacy projects that:
- Address health disparities in aphasia diagnosis or treatment
- Center voices and experiences of underserved populations
- Improve culturally responsive care or outreach in aphasia
- Support inclusive programming or accessible resources
While the available funding is modest, we hope it will seed ideas and amplify voices doing this essential work.
What We’re Looking For
This program encourages efforts that align with one ore more of the eight health equity objectives that Dr. Seles so passionately championed:
- Expand Workforce Diversity: Encourage and support a diverse healthcare workforce.
- Provide Education on Health Disparities and Health Equity: Offer training to increase awareness of health inequities in aphasia care.
- Provide Implicit Bias Training: Equip healthcare providers with tools to recognize and reduce the influence of bias.
- Use Patient-Reported Outcomes for Person-Centered Care: Focus on experiences to guide care.
- Facilitate Health Literacy for Clients and Care Partners: Improve access to clear, actionable health information.
- Engage Representative Samples in Research: Ensure diverse participation in research studies.
- Report Race and Ethnicity Data in Research Publications: Promote transparency in research demographics.
- Fund Minority Researchers and Research to Promote Health Equity: Support initiatives by underrepresented researchers to advance equity in care.
Who Should Apply
We encourage applications from:
- Researchers and clinicians
- Interdisciplinary teams
- Community leaders and advocates
- Nonprofit organizations
- Students
