ACADEMY NEWS: Scholarship Deadlines

Tom Gorski, CAE

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ACADEMY NEWS: Scholarship Deadlines

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Tom Gorski, CAE

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1/15/2003

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Funding for Further O&P Education

Interested individuals should apply immediately. The deadline for entries is January 31.

The O&P Education andDevelopment Fund offers several scholarship opportunities through the Academy to those interested in furthering their O&P education. Two of the three scholarships offered will be awarded at the Academy's Annual Meeting this March. Criteria for both scholarships are listed below:

Chester Haddan Scholarship - Awards $1000 to a deserving O&P certificate program student. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited O&P certificate program as well as (1) demonstrate a financial need, (2) display leadership qualities, (3) contribute to their own education financially, (4) provide a recommendation from someone currently working within the orthotic and/or prosthetic profession.

Ken Chagnon Scholarship - Awards $500 to a deserving O&P technician program student. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited O&P technician program as well as (1) demonstrate a financial need, (2) show exceptional technical aptitude, (3) contribute to their own education financially, (4) must provide a recommendation from someone currently working within the orthotic and/or prosthetic profession.

For more information about the scholarships please check out our website at www.oandp.org < <URL Redacted>> .

Tom Gorski, CAE
Executive Director
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

                          

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Tom Gorski, CAE, “ACADEMY NEWS: Scholarship Deadlines,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220260.