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11/30/09: Texas Physical Therapy Foundation Grant News
The TPTF is excited to announce its grant recipients for 2010. They are:
• Christiana Blume, PT, MS for her project titled “Comparison of Supraspinatus Muscle Thickness Changes in Persons With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome And Healthy Adults Using Ultrasound Imaging”
• Chad Swank, PT, MS, NCS, CSCS and Ann Medley, PT, PhD, for their project titled “Exploring the Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Activity Level and Cognitive Function in Parkinsons Disease”
• Celia Pechak, PT, PhD, MPH, for her project titled “International Clinical Education in Physical Therapist Education: An Exploratory Study”
Congratulations to all three recipients; we look forward to seeing your results at future conferences and in publication! Special thanks to the TPTF Grant Review Committee: Sharon Wang (chair), Janna McGaugh, Caroline Jansen, Steve Goffar, and guest reviewer Elaine Trudelle-Jackson.
Be on the lookout for our 2010 call for proposals. Currently, grant awards range from $1000-$5000, and proposals are due August 15. There is also $1500 grant funded by the Texas Consortium for PT Clinical Education specifically for those projects researching clinical education in Texas.
Mission Statement:
The purpose of the Texas Physical Therapy Foundation is to conduct activities which foster and promote physical therapy education and research by:
a) awarding and distributing grants for research studies and projects related to physical therapy;
b) awarding and distributing grants for scholarships to individuals in physical therapy educational programs, and to physical therapy professionals enrolled in advanced studies; and
c) providing support for physical therapy educational programs and faculty.
Introduction:
Texas Physical Therapy Foundation (“TPTF” or simply “the Foundation”), formerly known as the Texas Physical Therapy Education and Research Foundation (TPTERF), was founded in Texas in 1994. The object of the Foundation was to raise money and distribute grants for Research and Education to Texas Therapists.
During the past five years, your Foundation has awarded over $100,000 in grants for research and education to therapists in Texas.
TPTF is different from the national Foundation for Physical Therapy, and has chosen to remain separate because of its mission.
TPTF board members strongly believe that the funds should go to individuals within Texas, and that beginning researchers should be considered for potential grants. Most grant awarding agencies, including the national Foundation, require a level of experience and certain credentials in their applicants that exclude those without established publications. Consequently, the clinician interested in research and newer graduates are typically not eligible for funding, even if they have well developed ideas and plans. Former TPTF President Kurt Mossberg deserves a great deal of credit for maintaining the mission of including newer researchers in the grant application process.
Awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 and are made each October. The deadline for submitting proposals for Research grants is August 15.
TPTF is a 501(c) (3) organization and all donations and contributions are tax deductible.
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