Mary McMillan Scholarships

American Physical Therapy Association
Type Scholarship
Amount $3k - 5k
Duration 1 Year

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Description

Eligibility Requirements

Students may be nominated from physical therapist assistant education programs and physical therapist professional education programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the Association.

Student nominees should be in one of the following phases of their educational program:

Physical therapist assistant education program students must be enrolled in the final year of study. For physical therapist assistant education programs that have a part-time curriculum, all nominees must be in the final year of the curriculum of that institution. Each institution must determine the minimum number of credit hours required for final year status. Based on this, all nominees must be in the final year of the curriculum to be nominated. [Must be scheduled to graduate between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011]

Physical therapist professional education program students must be within 12 months of completing all requirements for graduation from the entry-level program, by the start of the September 1 Honors and Awards nomination process. [Must be scheduled to graduate between September 1, 2010, and August 31, 2011]

Nominations of students from an educational institution will be limited to one (1) physical therapist assistant student, and one (1) physical therapist professional education student.

The intent of the award is to recognize those students who exhibit superior scholastic ability and potential for future professional contribution. Awards are made on a competitive basis. Recipients will be selected on the basis of the following criteria: superior scholastic performance, past productivity, evidence of potential contribution to physical therapy and service to the American Physical Therapy Association.

What Recipients Receive

An award of $3,000 will be granted to each physical therapist assistant education student recipient selected and $5,000 to each physical therapist professional education student recipient.

Student recipients will receive their monetary awards when notified of selection and will receive certificates presented by APTA’s Board of Directors at the Association’s annual conference. An official announcement of the award will also appear in an Association publication.

Submission Requirements

Nominees for the Award will be selected by the faculty and the student body of the program in which the nominee is enrolled.

During the online process, the following documents will be required for upload:

  • current enrollment verification form appropriate to the student nominee’s program level. If the nominee’s cumulative grade point average is not based on a grading scale of 1-4, a written explanation of that scale’s equivalence to a 1-4 grading scale must be provided.
  • Completed student application form appropriate to the student nominee’s program, with the required appended statement.
  • Two (2) letters in support of the nomination, one from a representative of the student body and one from a representative of the faculty, that specifically focuses on a nominee’s worthiness for this award, each not to exceed two (2) pages.

Submit a Nomination

The call for nominations will begin August 1, 2011. Please check back for updates.

Ethnicity

  • Not Applicable

Other Restrictions

Must be in final year of physical therapy or physical therapy assistant education program. Also student must be a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.

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