June 24, 2025
The O&P Foundation has $114,000 in funding opportunities available this Fall across its program areas in research, education and professional awards. Explore and learn more about these great opportunities:
Research
The Fall Mentored Pilot Grant program awards (1) one year grants of $5000 intended to help trainees (e.g., masters/doctoral students, orthotics and prosthetics residents) or orthotics and prosthetics clinicians to complete a research project with the guidance of an experienced research mentor.
Program opens September 1st | Letter of Intent due by October 6th | Proposal due by November 3rd 2025
The Fall Microgrants program awards (2) one-year grants of $2,000 to support clinically relevant 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. This program awards biannually, once in the Spring and once in the Fall and are based on the scholarly merit and clinical relevance of the proposed activity/project.
Program opens September 1st and closes on October 6th 2025
Education
The O&P Foundation is launching the new Fuel the Future of O&P Scholarship program this year!
This program awards (5) $20,000 scholarships annually to support and recognize incredible O&P clinical Masters students, designed to fuel the future of the O&P profession.
Program opens August 25th and closes on September 22nd 2025
Professional Awards
The Carlton Fillauer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Prosthetic Science and Practice, sponsored by the Fillauer family, recognizes prosthetists and/or prosthetist orthotists who have actively contributed to and significantly impacted clinical care, research, and scientific dissemination in the prosthetics specialty. In addition to receiving the prestigious recognition of the Carlton Fillauer Award, recipients will receive a $5,000 unrestricted cash award.
Nominations open through August 4th 2025
