American Physical Therapy Association Minority Initiatives Awards

American Physical Therapy Association Minority Initiatives Awards Nomination deadline: December 1, 2014 Eligibility Requirements • Applicant programs that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) and can demonstrate initiatives that can assist minority students that have been ongoing for at least 3 years • Physical therapist professional education or physical therapist assistant education programs that are directed by members of the Board of Directors or members of the Education Awards Subcommittee are not eligible for nomination or consideration for this award Criteria for selection include the following: • Planned, comprehensive initiatives have been developed by the program that can assist in the recruitment, admission, retention, and graduation of minority students that demonstrate effectiveness, achievement, and a sustained level or increase in the number of minority students, over a period of at least 3 years; and/or planned, comprehensive initiatives have been developed by the program that can sustain or increase the number of minority faculty recruited, employed, and retained, over a period of at least 3 years. • Initiatives have been developed that provide services that can assist students and/or faculty from racial and ethnic minority groups. • Institutional support is demonstrated for the initiatives and efforts put forth by the physical therapist professional ed...

Source: ScanGrants feed - October 1, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Physical Therapy Association Source Type: funding