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AOTF Fellowships and Scholarships Open

The American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) is proud to announce the opening of applications for its prestigious fellowships and scholarships. These opportunities are designed to support and encourage exceptional researchers and doctoral students in advancing the field of occupational therapy.

Fellowships for Post-Doctoral Researchers

Scholarships for OT Doctoral Students

Application Period: All fellowships and scholarships will be open for applications from August 1, 2024 to September 15, 2024.

These awards offer invaluable support to researchers and doctoral students as they contribute to the body of knowledge in occupational therapy. We encourage eligible candidates to apply.

For more information, visit the Grants section.

Congratulations to our 2024 Grant Recipients!

Implementation Research Grant Recipients

Areum Han, PhD, OTR/L, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"Implementing an Occupational Therapist-Led Acceptance and Commitment Training Group for Parents in Pediatric Outpatient Clinics"
Mentor: Hee Yun Lee, PhD

Laura Swink, PhD, OTR/L, Colorado State University
"Social Prescription for Loneliness in Community-based Group Exercise Classes for People with Parkinson Disease"
Mentor: Cory Christiansen, PT, PhD

Lauren Wengerd, PhD, OTR/L, The Ohio State University
"Identifying Evidence-Based Practice Gaps in Stroke Rehabilitation to Maximize Research Impact: A Video Observational Study"
Mentor: Timothy Wolf, OTD, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

The Implementation Research Grant program is made possible through a generous donation from NBCOT.

Intervention Research Grant Recipients

Emily Grattan, PhD, OTR/L, University of Pittsburgh
"Examining Metacognitive Strategy Training for Individuals with Unilateral Spatial Neglect"
Mentor: Elizabeth Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM

The Intervention Research Grant program receives donations from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the AOTF St. Catherine Challenge.  

Health Services Research Grant Recipients

Adam Kinney, PhD, OTR/L, University of Colorado
"Inequitable Access to Occupational Therapy Services among Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment"
Mentor: Nazanin Bahraini, PhD

Sabrin Rizk, PhD, OTR/L, University of Illinois at Chicago
"Utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) for the Surveillance of Referral-Making Processes in Medical Home Primary Care for Children and Youth on the Autism Spectrum (CYAS)"
Mentor: Teal Benevides, PhD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA 

The Health Services Research Grant program is made possible through a generous donation from NBCOT.

 

Congratulations 2024 OT Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients!

Nedra Gillette Endowed Research Fellowship
Jaewon Kang, PhD, MSOT​
University of Illinios Urbana-Champaign​

Nancy Talbot Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Lindsay Spell, OTD, OTR/L​
Washington University in St. Louis

Dr. Gary Kielhofner Doctoral Research Scholarship
Cristina Parsons, MOT, OTR/L, PhD Candidate​
Colorado State University

Bonita Kraft Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Scholarship
Samantha Randolph, OTR/L, PhD Student​
Washington Univesity in St. Louis

2025 applications will open this summer!

 

2023 with donor list

Apply for Doctoral/Postdoc Fellowships and Scholarships by Sept. 15

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