OPERF/ABC Resident Travel Award
Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation
Award: $2,500
To support prosthetics and orthotics residents travel to the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) national meeting so that they may present their NCOPE (National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education) required Directed Study Report. Qualifications: Applicants must be currently involved in or have completed an NCOPE accredited residency within the last three years (you do not have to be a resident at the time of your presentation). Selection criteria: Applicants' abstracts will be reviewed by a committee of scientific and clinical experts and will be evaluated for scientific merit and relevance to the O&P field. How to apply: Applicants must include the application cover page, available at the website; maximum of one page abstract; a one-page brief bio sketches for the residents and residency advisor; abstract should describe the residents' NCOPE Directed Study project; typed single-space in 10-12 point font on pages with one inch margins; be formatted according to the conventional format of introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion and references; may be included in the one-page abstract, if they are legible. Focus: Orthotics prosthetics technology.