Grants for OT Faculty/Early Career Researchers:
The mission of Implementation Research Grant program is to improve both individual patient outcomes and overall public health through better use and integration of evidence-based practice. IR grants will study the use of strategies to advance the adoption and integration of evidence-based health interventions into clinical and community settings in order to improve patient outcomes and benefit population health. LOI opens on August 14, 2024, and closes on September 27, 2024.
The purpose of this grant program is to lay the necessary groundwork for larger intervention studies and support the profession's Centennial Vision of occupational therapy as science-driven and evidence-based. LOI opens on August 14, 2024, and closes on September 27, 2024.
Health Services Research examines how people get access to health care, how and what care is delivered, the cost of that care, and what happens to patients as a result of receiving or not receiving care. Specifically, HSR is a multidisciplinary field that studies how social factors, financing systems, organization structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and costs of health care, and ultimately, the health and well-being of health care consumers. Not available in 2025 cycle.
2025 IR/IRG Grant Timeline: more details coming soon
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Application Stage
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Summer 2024
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- RFA and award guidelines are posted on AOTF website.
- Review the research priorities, objectives, approaches, and eligibility criteria found in the RFA.
- Review award guidelines.
- Develop the initial framework for a Letter of Intent and applications
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| August 14, 2024 |
Online Submission for Letter of Intent opens |
| September 27, 2024 |
Letter of Intent deadline 11:59 p.m. ET. |
| October 2024 |
Invitations to submit an Application are extended to principal investigators who meet eligibility criteria and whose LOI is accepted by AOTF. Invitees can begin application. |
| December 1, 2024 |
Full grant application deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET. |
| March 2025 |
Summary statements and award notifications are sent to applicants. |
This inaugural funding will support projects with a specific focus on the investigation of Parkinson's disease (PD) and OT intervention as well as provide a blueprint for future Foundation partnerships. Not available for 2024.
Mentorship and Training Funds:
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New for 2025! Dr. Carolyn Baum Occupational Therapy & Functional Cognition Award
The Dr. M. Carolyn Baum Occupational Therapy and Functional Cognition Award is a mentor-based award to be given to an occupational therapist who has contribute significant knowledge and original research to the field of occupational therapy and functional cognition AND who is currently mentoring a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty in functional cognition research. The $10,000 award stipend is to be used by the mentor to support the research and/or research training of their mentee. Applications opening in early October.
The AOTF Standing for Research Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (STRIDE) committee is offering OT research funds to occupational therapy (OT) graduate students and clinicians from underrepresented groups to address the urgent need of broadening their representation in OT research. The application period will commence on June 14, 2024 and the deadline for submission is July 19, 2024.
Fellowships for Post-Doctoral Researchers:
The Nedra Gillette Endowed Research Fellowship award is in support of a postdoctoral researcher's foundational occupational therapy study into the human condition. The application period will commence on August 1, 2024 and the deadline for submission is September 15, 2024.
Seeks to improve diversity of the occupational therapy workforce by supporting postdoctoral training for individuals from groups demonstrated to have low representation in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences. The application period will commence on August 1, 2024 and the deadline for submission is September 15, 2024.
Scholarships for OT Doctoral Students:
The Dr. A. Jean Ayres Occupational Therapy Doctoral Candidate Research Scholarship, named after the originator of sensory integration theory and practice, will support an outstanding emerging OT scientist conducting research pursuant to their dissertation plan, build evidence in sensory integration and sensory processing, as well as help increase the visibility of occupational therapy in these fields. This annual scholarship will be $5,000. The application period will commence on August 1, 2024 and the deadline for submission is September 15, 2024.
The Dr. Gary Kielhofner Doctoral Research Scholarship in Occupational Therapy will support an occupational therapist doctoral candidate in pursuing their research. The application period will commence on August 1, 2024 and the deadline for submission is September 15, 2024.
The Bonita Kraft Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Scholarship will support an occupational therapist doctoral candidate in pursuing research in the areas of mental health and serious mental illness. The application period will commence on August 1, 2024 and the deadline for submission is September 15, 2024.