Building a Future: Marquette Summer Intern Reflects on New Experiences, Connections, & Opportunities Each year, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research hosts a Marquette Challenge intern in the summer. Margaret “Maggie” Scanlon joined the Foundation staff in 2023 in support of our mission and the [...]
Deadline for Letters of Intent (LOIs) Approaching Three $100,000 research grants offered this funding cycle require an LOI submitted by June 15, 2023 The Foundation is offering 11 research grants in the 2023 funding cycle. Applications are open. These opportunities support research across specialties and provide critically needed funding for physical therapist [...]
2022-2023 VCU-Marquette Challenge Raises More than $160,000 for the Foundation For the fourth consecutive year, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) took first place in this year’s Marquette Challenge: a student-led fundraiser to support the mission of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. The top fundraising school earns co-naming rights for [...]
Since 1979, FPTR has awarded more than $22.5 million in research funding to the most promising physical therapist researchers. Even more remarkable than this major investment in research is the return. Our researchers have built on their early career funding to secure an additional $896 million in follow-on funding from major agencies including the [...]
FPTR PODS Webinar: Stepping Stones Toward a Successful Research Career FPTR recently hosted an event to coincide with the opening of the 2023 PODS cycle. FPTR scholarships and fellowships are awarded using a rigorous peer review process modeled after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that ensures that our [...]
Summer Marquette Challenge Intern Connects with Research Each year, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) hosts a Marquette Challenge intern in the summer. Elisa Magalang joined the FPTR staff in 2022 in support of our mission and the student-led VCU-Marquette Challenge. Ever since I was little, I knew [...]
FPTR AWARDS $325,000 IN 2022 SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP FUNDING The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) awarded 22 scholarships in this funding cycle and extended funding for a new combined scholarship/fellowship mechanism. ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 8, 2022) – The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) recently awarded $325,000 in [...]
Virginia Commonwealth University takes top honors in student-led Marquette Challenge Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) took first place in this year's Marquette Challenge, a student-led fundraiser to support the mission of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR). The top fundraising school earns co-naming rights for the next year's Marquette [...]
FPTR Welcomes New Trustee to Board The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) Board of Trustees has appointed Christopher Powers, PT, PhD, FASCM, FAPTA, to complete an open position. Powers will begin his term immediately. In addition, four trustees were reappointed to serve another three-year term – Paul A. [...]
Challenge School Takes Most Creative Award with Poster Fundraiser Timothy Otsby, PT, DPT, CSCS Each year, hundreds of physical therapist (PT) and physical therapist assistant (PTA) students, with the support of their program directors and community, hold fundraising events across the country for the Marquette Challenge. Although [...]