Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants.

Fellowship and Scholarship Winners Announced

More than $260,000 has been awarded to doctorally prepared physical therapists as part of the 2000 Doctoral Opportunities for Clinicians and Scholars (DOCS) program by the Foundation for Physical Therapy Board of Trustees.

Jayne L Snyder, PT, MA, president of the Foundation for Physical Therapy, emphasizes that it is important to continue to gain new knowledge about physical therapy interventions through research and that the profession owes its gratitude to all those whose support of the Foundation makes this research possible.

The DOCS program includes the New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) program and the Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) program. This year, 1 fellowship and 21 scholarships were awarded.

The NIFTI program funds postdoctoral research for physical therapists who have completed their doctoral education within the last 5 years. The fellowship is for $30,000 for 1 year, beginning September 1, 2000. Paul LaStayo, PT, MPT, University of Arizona, is the recipient of the 2000 NIFTI fellowship for his work on assessing a physical therapy regime to counteract sarcopenia.

The PODS program funds physical therapists who have completed 1 full year of doctoral course work and wish to continue their course work (PODS I) or have begun work on their dissertation (PODS II). The PODS I recipients ($7,500) are:

Christopher S Bickel, PT, MPT University of Georgia

Margaret A Finley, PT, MA University of Maryland

Michael A Gallucci, PT, MS Columbia University

Steven Z George, PT, MS University of Pittsburgh

Teresa A Jacobson Kimberley, PT University of Minnesota

Katrina S Maluf, PT, MSPT Washington University in St Louis

Dorian K Rose, PT, MS University of Southern California

Scott K Stackhouse, PT, MS University of Delaware

Jennifer E Stevens, PT, MPT University of Delaware

Glenn N Williams, PT, MPT University of Delaware.

The PODS II recipients ($15,000) are:

Lara A Boyd, PT, MPT University of Southern California

Jesus F Dominguez, PT, MPT University of Southern California

Anne K Gross, PT, MPT Oregon Health Sciences University

Neva J Kirk-Sanchez, PT, MSPT University of Miami

JoAnn Kluzik, PT, MS, PCS Oregon Health Sciences University

Catherine E Lang, PT, MS Washington University in St Louis

David W Russ, PT, MPT University of Delaware ($7,500; expected graduation 12/00)

Sheila Schindler-Ivens, PT, MS University of Iowa (Recipient of the 2000 Viva J Erickson Scholarship(*))

Michael C Schubert, PT, MS University of Miami

Joseph E Tomaro, PT, MS University of Pittsburgh

Christine L Wells, PT, MS, CCS University of Pittsburgh

Results of Use-of-Funds Survey

The 1999 Foundation for Physical Therapy survey of grant recipients was undertaken to determine the scholarly productivity of grant recipients. The results of this survey will be used to illustrate the ways in which past contributions have positively affected the profession and to collect information to use for marketing the benefits of donating.

Results of various scholarly activities of Foundation fund recipients have been reported over the past 5 months. Research outcomes ultimately benefit all in the profession, and the Foundation strives to promote a positive experience for fund recipients. Satisfaction with the process and with the Foundation was assessed, and results are shown in the Table. These data were generated from 152 of the 161 total respondents. Overall, the recipients were satisfied with the grant guidelines, their interactions with Foundation staff, and with their overall experience with the Foundation.

Table. Results of Grant Recipient Satisfaction Survey (n = 152)

                           Very
                        Satisfied   Satisfied   Dissatisfied
Survey Response            (1)         (2)          (3)

Grant spending             48%         44%           5%
guidelines were
clear/explicit

My interactions with       47%         39%           5%
Foundation staff were
positive

My institution's           38%         36%           5%
interactions with
Foundation staff
were positive

Overall, my                51%         45%           3%
experience with the
Foundation was
positive

                            Very       Don't
                        Dissatisfied   Know
Survey Response             (4)        (5)     [bar]X

Grant spending               1%         2%      1.65
guidelines were
clear/explicit

My interactions with         1%         6%      1.77
Foundation staff were
positive

My institution's             1%         20%     2.28
interactions with
Foundation staff
were positive

Overall, my                  1%         0%      1.54
experience with the
Foundation was
positive

Research Grant Deadline Approaching

The Foundation is offering 2 research grants, which are open to licensed physical therapists.

Requests for proposals (RFPs) are available for new $40,000 research grants that will be awarded in 2001. The topics are:

   Evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapist interventions for persons
   with musculoskeletal disorders, made possible by the Orthopaedic Section of
   APTA.

   Evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapist practice, made possible by
   individuals' generous donations to the Foundation.

The deadline for submitting proposals for these research grants is August 15, 2000. Funding begins January 1, 2001.

To be eligible for a research grant, the principal investigator must be a licensed physical therapist at the time of application. To request a grant RFP, contact the Foundation at 800/875-1378 or [e-mail].

Mary McMillan Doctoral Scholarship Applications Also Available

The Mary McMillan Doctoral Scholarship awards $5,000 to full-time or part-time students who have been accepted by a doctoral program and are beginning their first or second semester. Applicants must be licensed physical therapists entering their first year of postprofessional doctoral study. Completed applications are due August 15. For an application, contact the Foundation at 800/875-1378 or [e-mail].

(*) The Viva J Erickson Scholarship is awarded each year to a PODS I or PODS II recipient who is preparing for academic leadership of physical therapist education programs.