The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research is the research funding organization for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization registered in New York. Our vision is to shape the future of health through physical therapy research. Our mission is fund research and develop researchers to optimize movement and improve the health of society.
Through the generosity of our donors and community of supporters, our sole purpose is to fund physical therapy research and researchers through research grants, scholarships, and fellowships. Through our investments in PhD students and early career researchers, we are creating a pipeline of highly skilled and capable researchers. They are building our knowledge of and evidence about effective and innovative physical therapy practices, tools, guidelines, and education across the spectrum of our professional specialties.
Our growing number of larger grants allows us to fund both emerging and established researchers who have been helping build the physical therapy evidence base in priority areas and help define the value of physical therapy for patients and clients, health care professionals and payers.
Through the generosity of our donors, we have created a sustained pipeline for future researchers and of research funding to help launch careers and advance the profession’s evidence-based practices.
Research Integrity
The Foundation expects all grant recipients to adhere to the highest ethical standards and to comply with all applicable public laws and regulations when undertaking any type of research we support. We expect grant recipients to demonstrate the following characteristics:
• Be intellectually honest in proposing, performing, and reporting research;
• Be accurate in representing contributions in research proposals and reports;
• Act without discrimination or bias in all aspects of research;
• Be collegial in scientific interactions, such as communication and sharing of resources;
• Be transparent in conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest;
• Ensure the protection of human subjects by conducting research in compliance with the Department of Health and Human Services' regulations governing the protection of human subjects, as well as adherence to a project’s IRB approval and all the sponsoring institution’s research and conduct policies;
• Ensure the humane care of animals by conducting research in compliance with the Public Health Service's policy on humane care and treatment of laboratory animals, if applicable; and
• Adhere to the mutual responsibilities between principal investigators and their research teams.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Award
The Foundation expects to make one (1) award of $175,000 for a period of either one or two years. The amount of the award will be the same, regardless of the period of performance. The Foundation reserves the right not to make this award.
All the funded research must be carried out in the United States (U.S.).
The Foundation expects to make research grant awards by the end of November. The start date of the grant period of performance for all research grants will be January 1, 2026.
• Be legally registered in the U.S. as a domestically operating, public or private, non-profit or for-profit institution or organization;
• Have a OHRP number and have policies and requirements to protect research team personnel and human or animal subjects;
• Sign the Letter of Agreement; and
• Be accountable for implementation of the research project, as agreed in the Letter of Agreement, including for the appropriate expenditure and accounting for funds according to Foundation requirements.
Eligible Countries:
Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Foundation for Physical Therapy Research
Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit
Address: 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 110 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
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Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025
$175,000
Affiliation: Foundation for Physical Therapy Research
Address: 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 110 Alexandria, VA 22305-3085
Website URL: https://foundation4pt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Magistro-guidelines_Mar21_FINAL.pdf
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