The Orthotics and Prosthetics Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) is now soliciting applications for the 2010 OPERF Award Program. According to OPERF, the program is designed to encourage and stimulate research at all levels in the O&P profession. More than $30,000 in awards are being offered in 2010. Awards ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 are now available in the following categories:
2010 OPERF Resident Travel Awards
The OPERF Resident Travel Award Program is designed to help O&P residents travel to the 2011 national meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) to present their National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE)-required Resident Directed Study Report. Up to two $1,000 Resident Travel Awards will be given to meritorious O&P residents seeking to share the results of their directed study at the national meeting.
2010 OPERF Fellowship Awards
The OPERF Fellowship Program is designed to support quality graduate education research related to the O&P profession. Up to two $5,000 Fellowship Awards will be given to meritorious and qualified students to support their graduate research.
2010 OPERF Small Grant Award
The OPERF Small Grant Program is designed to support quality investigator-initiated research related to the O&P profession. Small-grant funding of up to $25,000 will be made available to support qualified and capable investigators conduct novel, clinically relevant O&P research. One Small Grant Award will be offered in 2010.
According to OPERF, the awards are made available through the donations of O&P professionals, business owners, manufacturers, and organizations. The organization stated, “This support demonstrates the commitment of the O&P profession to encourage, promote, and support O&P research. O&P residents, graduate students, and investigators are encouraged to apply.”
For more information, visit
www.OPERF.org.
