ANNOUNCE: OPERF 2012 Research Award Program

Manisha Bhaskar

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Title:

ANNOUNCE: OPERF 2012 Research Award Program

Creator:

Manisha Bhaskar

Date:

9/29/2011

Text:

September 28, 2011

For Immediate Release

Contacts:
Brian J. Hafner, PhD
<Email Address Redacted>
Tel: 206-685-4048

Peter D. Rosenstein
<Email Address Redacted>
Tel: 202-380-3663


The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation Announces
2012 Research Award Program

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) is
now soliciting applications for the 2012 OPERF Research Award Program.
The Research Award Program, now in its fourth year, is intended to
encourage and stimulate research at all levels in the orthotic and
prosthetic (O&P) profession. Thanks to generous donations, OPERF will
offer $37,000 in research awards in 2012. Awards ranging from $1,000 to
$25,000 are now available in the following categories.

2012 OPERF Resident Travel Awards
The OPERF Resident Travel Award Program is designed to support orthotic
and prosthetic residents' travel to the 2013 American Academy of
Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) Annual Meeting and Scientific
Symposium so that they may present their National Commission on Orthotic
and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) Resident Directed Study Report. $1,000
Travel Awards are available to meritorious O&P residents seeking to
share the results of their Directed Study at the Annual Meeting. Up to
two Resident Travel Awards will be offered in 2012.

2012 OPERF Fellowship Awards
The OPERF Fellowship Program is designed to support quality graduate
education research related to the O&P profession. $5,000 Fellowship
Awards are available to meritorious and qualified students to support
their graduate research. Up to two Fellowship Awards will be offered in
2012.

2012 OPERF Small Grant Award
The OPERF Small Grant Program supports quality investigator-initiated
research related to the O&P profession. Small grant funding of up to
$25,000 is available for qualified and capable investigators to conduct
novel and clinically-relevant O&P research. One Small Grant Award will
be offered in 2012.

These awards are made available through the generous donations of O&P
professionals, business owners, manufacturers, and organizations. This
support demonstrates the continued commitment of O&P professionals to
research. O&P residents, graduate students, and investigators are
encouraged to apply.

Details regarding the OPERF Research Award Program, specific award
descriptions, submission instructions, deadlines, and application forms
may be found on the Funding Opportunities tab of the OPERF website at
www.OPERF.org.

If you would like to support research and education in O&P through a
donation to OPERF, you may do so online or by making out a check to
OPERF and mailing it to:

Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation PO Box 34635,
Washington, DC 20043-4635.

OPERF is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit Foundation and contributions are tax
deductible to the extent the law allows.


Manisha S. Bhaskar
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Director of Marketing & Publications
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 380-3663, ext. 210
FAX (202) 380-3447
www.oandp.org

                          

Citation

Manisha Bhaskar, “ANNOUNCE: OPERF 2012 Research Award Program,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232911.