Microgrants Program Overview
The O&P Foundation's Microgrant Program is designed to spark clinically relevant scholarly work in the field of orthotics and prosthetics (O&P). This program awards one-year grants of $2,000* to support activities and projects.
These microgrants aim to empower health professionals, researchers, students, and residents to pursue projects and activities that may contribute to clinical care in O&P, such as investigator-initiated research, development opportunities, or quality assurance and/or improvement projects. The Microgrant Program is awarded biannually, once in the spring and once in the fall, and awards are based on the scholarly merit and clinical relevance of the proposed activity/project. *These awards are considered taxable income if disbursed to an individual, in which case, recipients will receive a 1099 IRS Form for the award tax year
Some suggestions for types of projects that could be funded are:
- Education, advocacy, clinical quality improvement projects.
- Small pilot funding for a research project.
- Proof of concept research to generate power analysis.
- Statistical assistance for a research project.
- Training courses to expand research-related skillsets
- Supplies to explore a new area of research.
- Support for an evidence-based practice project or development of secondary knowledge materials.
Eligibility Requirements
The Principal Investigator must be:
- A currently enrolled masters or doctoral student,
- A current orthotics and/or prosthetics resident,
- A practicing orthotics and prosthetics clinician, or
- A researcher engaged in clinically relevant orthotics and prosthetics research
- If the PI is a trainee (student or resident), the project must include a faculty mentor from the trainee’s academic program or residency site.
- The proposed research must include a clinician trained and certified in O&P as a member of the project team.
- The primary project site must be in the US.
- The proposed project must be clinically relevant to the O&P profession in the United States.
For detailed application and submission information, please review the Microgrants Program Manual
Award Cycle Information
The following are key dates and deadlines for the O&P Foundation's Microgrant Program.
Application materials must be received by 5:00pm Central Time on the posted deadline.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring all materials are received by the O&P Foundation by the dates listed below.
Application portal open: 03/03/2025
Project proposals due: 04/03/2025
Approximate Award Notification: May 2025
Questions
If you have any questions about the Microgrant Program, please email info@oandpfoundation.org or email The O&P Foundation Research Chair directly at research@oandpfoundation.org.
Microgrants
Microgrants Program Overview
The O&P Foundation's Microgrant Program is designed to spark clinically relevant scholarly work in the field of orthotics and prosthetics (O&P). This program awards one-year grants of $2,000* to support activities and projects.
These microgrants aim to empower health professionals, researchers, students, and residents to pursue projects and activities that may contribute to clinical care in O&P, such as investigator-initiated research, development opportunities, or quality assurance and/or improvement projects. The Microgrant Program is awarded biannually, once in the spring and once in the fall, and awards are based on the scholarly merit and clinical relevance of the proposed activity/project. *These awards are considered taxable income if disbursed to an individual, in which case, recipients will receive a 1099 IRS Form for the award tax year
Some suggestions for types of projects that could be funded are:
- Education, advocacy, clinical quality improvement projects.
- Small pilot funding for a research project.
- Proof of concept research to generate power analysis.
- Statistical assistance for a research project.
- Training courses to expand research-related skillsets
- Supplies to explore a new area of research.
- Support for an evidence-based practice project or development of secondary knowledge materials.
Eligibility Requirements
The Principal Investigator must be:
- A currently enrolled masters or doctoral student,
- A current orthotics and/or prosthetics resident,
- A practicing orthotics and prosthetics clinician, or
- A researcher engaged in clinically relevant orthotics and prosthetics research
- If the PI is a trainee (student or resident), the project must include a faculty mentor from the trainee’s academic program or residency site.
- The proposed research must include a clinician trained and certified in O&P as a member of the project team.
- The primary project site must be in the US.
- The proposed project must be clinically relevant to the O&P profession in the United States.
For detailed application and submission information, please review the Microgrants Program Manual
Award Cycle Information
The following are key dates and deadlines for the O&P Foundation's Microgrant Program.
Application materials must be received by 5:00pm Central Time on the posted deadline.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring all materials are received by the O&P Foundation by the dates listed below.
Application portal open: 03/03/2025
Project proposals due: 04/03/2025
Approximate Award Notification: May 2025
Questions
If you have any questions about the Microgrant Program, please email info@oandpfoundation.org or email The O&P Foundation Research Chair directly at research@oandpfoundation.org.