The Foundation is Hiring! The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is seeking job applications for a Sr. Specialist, Research & Grants Program. To apply, visit the Indeed posting. PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS Serves as a liaison between the Foundation and the physical therapy research community. Provides overall administration for the grant [...]
Important Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Funding Dates and Grant Information The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is the only national nonprofit solely dedicated to funding physical therapy research. Now celebrating 40 years of funding research and researchers, the Foundation anticipates funding the following awards in 2019: • Health [...]
Foundation Patrons Make Gifts to Sustain the Organization's Work The Foundation has recently learned of several major gifts to help the organization continue to carry out its mission for many years to come. Foundation Trustee Paul Rockar and his wife, Judy, have announced a $100,000 planned gift to support [...]
Use Your IRA for Good A Tax-Smart Way to Help the FoundationIf you are 70½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research and receive tax benefits in return. You can give up to $100,000 annually from your IRA [...]
Dr. Stanley Paris Returns Home Following Aborted Fourth Attempt to Solo Circumnavigate the Globe Stanley Paris, PT, PhD, FAPTA, HonLLD(Otago), a member of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Board of Trustees, recently announced that he would abort his fourth attempt to solo circumnavigate the globe. A lifelong adventurer, [...]
Save the Date for CoHSTAR's Implementation Science Institute The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research-funded Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) is holding its health services research institute on May 1-2 in Providence, RI. This fourth Institute will focus on the emerging discipline of implementation science and provide opportunities for researchers and [...]
FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES FUNDING RECIPIENTS AT DONOR RECEPTION The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research recognized the 2018 grant, scholarship, and fellowship awardees at the recent Foundation Donor Networking Reception held during the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) CSM conference in Washington, D.C. Among the latest class of [...]
Foundation for Physical Therapy Announces Name Change in Conjunction with 40th Anniversary Celebration The Foundation’s new name punctuates decades of growth and positions the organization for a future of enhanced investments in physical therapy research and researchers. ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 10, 2019) – After forty years [...]
FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY AWARDS OVER HALF A MILLION IN 2018 RESEARCH GRANTS AND FLORENCE P. KENDALL DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS ALEXANDRIA, VA, December 11, 2018 – The Foundation for Physical Therapy Board of Trustees awarded $610,000 in Research Grants and Florence P. Kendall Doctoral Scholarships to 12 promising researchers in [...]
Foundation for Physical Therapy Announces 2019 Summer Internship Opportunity Application Deadline: January 15, 2019 The Foundation for Physical Therapy is accepting applicants for a full-time, paid internship to work with a national nonprofit that funds physical therapy research. This internship is a temporary employment opportunity for students who are either enrolled [...]