Delaware Code Title 14. Education § 3434. Speech-Language Pathologist Scholarship

(a)(1) It is the intent and purpose of the General Assembly through this section to enable and encourage Delawareans to pursue careers as speech-language pathologists in Delaware public schools and in the Birth to Three Program under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 USC § 1431 et seq.].

(2) To be eligible for the Speech-Language Pathologist Scholarship, an applicant must be enrolled as full-time student in a master's degree program in a Delaware postsecondary institution that is accredited, or is a candidate for accreditation, by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and that will lead to licensure as a speech-language pathologist in Delaware.

(3) The Office shall establish application requirements.

(4) Scholarships are awarded contingent upon funding from the General Assembly and based on the size of the applicant pool.

(5) Scholarships may be renewed for a total of 2 years of graduate study, if the recipient meets the renewal requirements established by the Office.