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University Access Grant

Smarty Ears Online for your program, at no cost

University programs that prepare speech-language pathologists and teachers can apply for complimentary access to Smarty Ears Online for their faculty and student clinicians. Faculty and students can both apply.

💸 No cost to your program 🎓 Faculty & student clinicians ⏱️ Decision in about 2 weeks
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Before you start

Have these ready and the application goes quickly

Most answers are a few sentences. Your program chair or clinic director may have some of the numbers.

📝 What we will ask

Gather these before you begin.

  • Your program: its name, how many graduate students are enrolled, and how many faculty and students would use Smarty Ears Online.
  • Other faculty: names and emails of colleagues who would also like access.
  • Your students: the share who speak a language other than English, and how many identify as Latino, Black, Asian or Indigenous.
  • Your plans: how you would use Smarty Ears in courses or clinic, and how you would measure success.

✅ Who qualifies

From the University Access program.

  • Institution: an accredited university or college with a program that prepares speech-language pathologists, teachers or special education teachers.
  • Diversity: active work to recruit and support students from diverse backgrounds and with a variety of linguistic abilities.
  • Mission: a shared goal of bringing technology into education and therapy.
  • Collaboration: openness to working with our team on training, integration and feedback.
What happens next

From application to your first cohort

📨You applyFill in the application (about 10 minutes). A confirmation email arrives right away.
🔎We reviewOur clinical team reads your application to make sure the grant fits your program's goals.
📬You hear backWe email our decision, usually within about two weeks.
🚀We onboard youVirtual training for your faculty, and seats for your student clinicians each semester.
The application

Apply for University Access

Faculty or students can apply, in about 10 minutes. If colleagues would like access too, list them in the application.

Start the application →

It opens in Smarty Ears Online. You don’t need an account.
Questions

University Access, answered

Who can apply?

Faculty and students at accredited universities and colleges with a program that prepares speech-language pathologists, teachers or special education teachers. Program chairs, clinical supervisors, faculty and students all apply with the same application.

What does it cost?

Nothing. University Access is a complimentary grant: approved programs get Smarty Ears Online for their faculty and student clinicians at no cost.

What is included?

Full access to Smarty Ears Online, with its activities, automatic data tracking and progress reports, plus virtual training for your faculty and seats for your student clinicians each semester. See the program details for how programs use it in coursework and clinic.

How long until we hear back?

A confirmation email arrives as soon as you send the application. Our team usually emails a decision within about two weeks.

Is client data safe in a university clinic?

Clients are entered by first name and last initial only, the records belong to your university, and faculty decide who sees each client. Connections are encrypted, and our privacy policy explains the rest.

Not sure your program qualifies?

Ask us before you apply. We are happy to talk it through.

Contact our team Program details