Foundation Announces 2023 Scholarship and Fellowship Funding

2023-06-07T19:29:13+00:00

Foundation Announces 2023 Scholarship and Fellowship Funding The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research awarded 21 scholarships in this funding cycle. The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research recently awarded $232,500 in scholarships. Foundation awards provide new investigators with support needed to complete doctoral studies. Since 1979 the Foundation has awarded [...]

Foundation Announces 2023 Scholarship and Fellowship Funding2023-06-07T19:29:13+00:00

Deadline for Letters of Intent (LOIs) Approaching

2023-05-26T18:58:30+00:00

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 [...]

Deadline for Letters of Intent (LOIs) Approaching2023-05-26T18:58:30+00:00

2022-2023 VCU-Marquette Challenge Raises More than $160,000 for the Foundation

2023-05-25T19:43:14+00:00

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 [...]

2022-2023 VCU-Marquette Challenge Raises More than $160,000 for the Foundation2023-05-25T19:43:14+00:00

Success in Our Midst Webinar

2023-05-26T17:53:29+00:00

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 [...]

Success in Our Midst Webinar2023-05-26T17:53:29+00:00

Serving Students Where They Are: Laurie Ray and Kim Wynarczuk on School-Based Physical Therapy

2023-05-18T21:01:10+00:00

Serving Students Where They Are: Laurie Ray and Kim Wynarczuk on School-Based Physical Therapy Foundation Offers Grant in Support of School-Based Physical Therapy for First Time Laurie Ray is an associate professor at UNC Chapel Hill and serves the state of North Carolina as the Consultant for Physical Therapy [...]

Serving Students Where They Are: Laurie Ray and Kim Wynarczuk on School-Based Physical Therapy2023-05-18T21:01:10+00:00

From Blue Hen to Golden Eagle: Jacob Capin’s Journey from Athlete to Investigator

2023-04-03T17:48:26+00:00

From Blue Hen to Golden Eagle: Jacob Capin’s Journey from Athlete to Investigator Jacob J. Capin, PT, DPT, PhD, MS, is an assistant professor and director of the Life After Sport Trajectories (LAST) Lab at Marquette University. He is a recipient of the 2017 VCU-Marquette Challenge Award for exceptional [...]

From Blue Hen to Golden Eagle: Jacob Capin’s Journey from Athlete to Investigator2023-04-03T17:48:26+00:00

Foundation Invests in Matching Sponsorship of TiDe Project to Increase Diversity in the Profession

2023-03-22T13:33:04+00:00

Foundation Invests in Matching Sponsorship of TiDe Project to Increase Diversity in the Profession The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Board of Trustees approved a $125,000 investment over five years in a matching sponsorship of a new project entitled, “Turning the TiDe: Training Diverse Clinical Scientists in Rehabilitation Research” (TiDe). [...]

Foundation Invests in Matching Sponsorship of TiDe Project to Increase Diversity in the Profession2023-03-22T13:33:04+00:00

FPTR Announces 2023 Service Awards

2023-03-08T17:46:34+00:00

THE FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY RESEARCH ANNOUNCES 2023 SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research honored leaders in physical therapy innovation with the prestigious 2023 Service Awards. These awards go to people and organizations who show a commitment to advancing the profession through research. This year awardees [...]

FPTR Announces 2023 Service Awards2023-03-08T17:46:34+00:00

Former Foundation Board Chair and Physical Therapy Pioneer Dies at 96

2023-03-08T18:29:57+00:00

Former Foundation Board Chair and Physical Therapy Pioneer Dies at 96 James B. McKillip, PT, FAPTA, was the third Chairman of the Board of Trustees and a longtime supporter of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of James B. [...]

Former Foundation Board Chair and Physical Therapy Pioneer Dies at 962023-03-08T18:29:57+00:00

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Partners with SWORD Health to Support Digital Physical Therapy Research

2023-04-20T12:48:22+00:00

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Partners with SWORD Health to Support Digital Physical Therapy Research A new grant mechanism is the result of SWORD Health’s $40,000 donation to the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. The donation is directed to support a Digital Physical Therapy Research Grant that will be [...]

Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Partners with SWORD Health to Support Digital Physical Therapy Research2023-04-20T12:48:22+00:00
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