Strategic Plan for Advanced Degrees

Did you know that the conceptual basis for virtually all contemporary O&P techniques stems from research conducted between 1945 and 1965? Since education provides the stepping stone into the research arena, one of the Academy's grant-related initiatives is taking a systematic look at how to meet contemporary research needs by creating advanced educational pathways in the US, including academic doctoral programs.

In addition to making strategic recommendations, the Academy's strategic planning to train future scientists and academic leaders will foster the development of the academic and clinical environments necessary to establish advanced degree programs, and identify and recruit academic faculty with the ability to mentor PhD students. To learn more, read the Advanced Education Research Training Initiatives (AERTI) report.

AERTI Report Strategic Plan (PDF - 205 kB) Appendix I (PDF - 11 kB) Appendix II (PDF - 44 kB) Footnote 1 (PDF - 29 kB) Footnote 2 (PDF - 237 kB) Footnote 3 (PDF - 301 kB) Footnote 4 (PDF - 568 kB)

Year II of the Academy grant began by creating the infrastructure and networks needed to overcome existing barriers to obtaining advanced degrees, to foster the development of the necessary academic and clinical environment to establish such programs, and to identify and recruit academic faculty to serve as mentors to those individuals currently in prosthetics and orthotics who are willing and capable of earning advanced degrees.

Summary of Grant Year II meeting (PDF - 69 kB)

This 2007 Guide to Financial Aid for Advanced Education in Orthotics & Prosthetics, developed during Grant Year III, provides a concise summary of potential sources for financial aid for P&O students, from baccalaureate through doctoral level studies, including loans, stipends, awards, scholarships and grants. These resources can offer up to $300,000 to help offset costs of tuition, books, and living expenses incurred while earning academic degrees.

While some of these resources are narrowly targeted and highly competitive, candidates from the field of P&O can pursue these existing funding sources. This document also highlights key grant programs that might become open to P&O candidates in the future.

Guide to Financial Aid for Advanced Education in Orthotics & Prosthetics (PDF - 166 kB)

These projects have been funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education Special Demonstration Programs—Projects for Orthotic and Prosthetic Research. The purpose of this program is to provide funding in response to the Department of Education Appropriations Act for one or more projects designed to improve the quality of applied orthotic and prosthetic research and to help meet the increasing demand for provider services.
Grant Year One Award Details
Grant Year Two Award Details
Grant Year Three Award Details
Grant Year Four Award Details

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