The Foundation for Physical Therapy is currently accepting nominations to serve on the Scientific Review Committee (SRC). This all-volunteer committee is vital to awarding more than 25 scholarships, fellowships and grants each year. If you know of someone who could serve as an application reviewer, or have an interest in volunteering yourself, click here to review the criteria for membership. If you qualify and have the desire to make an impact on the future of physical therapy education and research, submit your full CV to Karen Chesbrough, scientific program administrator.
Foundation for Physical Therapy
New Grant Available Through the Foundation for Physical Therapy
The Foundation for Physical Therapy, an independent nonprofit organization with the purpose of funding physical therapy research, is currently accepting applications for a new $300,000 grant: the Clagett Family Research Grant.
The grant was named in honor of the late Lansdale Clagett, and his wife, Gladys, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Lansdale contracted polio as a young adult and spent 20 years in a wheelchair. After more than 20 years of physical therapy, he fulfilled his dream of leaving his wheelchair and walking on his own again.
This two-year grant is the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s largest funding opportunities to-date and is intended to fund researchers investigating exercise interventions to improve activity and participation in older adults with multiple chronic conditions. The Foundation for Physical Therapy encourages collaborative, multidisciplinary teams to apply.
Letter of Intent Deadline: March 1, 2010, at noon, ET
Completed Application Deadline: May 5, 2010, at noon, ET
Visit the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s website for more information.
Abegail Matienzo
Foundation for Physical Therapy
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