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Sports PT Section, APTA, Inc.

Clinical Residency/Fellowship Grants

The Sports Section has made a priority of advancing clinical specialization through post-professional training consistent with the Description of Specialty Practice and strategic planning. In an effort to offset the cost of application, SPTS has allocated $5000 for a grant to develop Sports PT Residency and Fellowship programs. Up to five (5) grants of $1000 each will be awarded to eligible programs that meet the criteria set forth by the Sports Residency SIG leadership. The grant review committee of the Sports Residency SIG will review the applications annually and make recommendations to the SPTS Executive Committee (EC).  The SPTS EC is committed to supporting this process, with final decisions communicated to the Sports Residency SIG grant review committee. Grant presentations will be made at the annual Combined Sections Meeting SPTS Awards ceremony.  The Sports Section Executive Committee invites you to review the following information and application.

 

Application Process

  1. Please submit the following application to the e-mail/address listed at the bottom of the grant application no more than six months prior to the application deadline of October 1st.
  2. The Residency Special Interest Group (SIG) Board will evaluate and make grant recommendations to the Sports Section Executive Committee by November 1st. Once approved by the Committee, the SIG will send the potential residency program director a letter stating the grant has been awarded.
  3. The letter awarding the grant must be included in the APTA application packet attached to the cover letter. The APTA must receive the awarded program’s application by December 31st to ensure that the money it deducted from the component’s budget within the calendar year.
  4. The APTA will notify the Sports Section Executive Board of receipt of the residency program application and acceptance to review by the credentialing committee.
  5. Upon receipt of this information, the Sports Section will send a check to pay for a portion or entire credentialing cost to the APTA depending on the size of the grant.

Please note: If the Sports Section Executive Board does not receive APTA’s letter acknowledging receipt of the residency application within 30 days beyond the announced target date (on the application), the residency program will forfeit the grant to allow the opportunity for other programs to access these funds.


Application form and information