APTA New York
Call for Applications Arthur J. Nelson Research Designated Fund (RDF) APTA New York invites applications for the 2022 Arthur J. Nelson Research Designated Fund. The chapter will fund up to $10,000 for projects designed to facilitate clinical research in physical therapy. The fund is intended to provide a mechanism for investigators to collect pilot data to support the development of larger, more comprehensive research proposals. ____________________________________________________________________________
Arthur J. Nelson Research Designated Fund Details ____________________________________________________________________________
The APTA New York Research Committee will review all applications based on the following guidelines: 1. Relevance of the study to physical therapy practice, research or education 2. Clear identification of how the pilot data will be used in a larger grant proposal 3. Research design and methodology 4. Organization and clarity of the application 5. Investigator’s readiness and likelihood of completing the project 6. Appropriateness of the budget request The committee will recommend recipients for the awards to the Board of Directors.
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Eligibility
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The principal investigator must be a member of the APTA, be licensed to practice physical therapy in the state of New York, and maintain an active New York State Education Department Registration. Pre-professional (entry-level) students are ineligible to apply. _____________________________________________________________________________
Application Deadline ______________________________________________________________________________
Applications for the Arthur J. Nelson Research Designated Fund can be obtained from the Research Committee webpage on the APTA New York website at: (https://aptany.org/members/member_engagement/groups.aspx?code=Research) and must be returned electronically to the Chapter office by February 1, 2022 at midnight. There will be no exceptions to this deadline. To obtain further information about the application procedure, please contact a co-chair of the Research Committee (Andrew Ray: Andrew.Ray@RoswellPark.org, or Lisa Muratori: lisa.muratori@stonybrook.edu). 16
APTA New York | November/December, 2021
