Introduction
To honor Dr. Geneva R. Johnston’s legacy and in the spirit of the purpose of the Geneva R. Johnson Library, UIW established an endowed fund to advance physical therapy research. The endowment is named the Geneva R. Johnson Award for Research in Physical Therapy Education and is awarded to a faculty or post-professional graduate student with the project outcome to advance physical therapy education through their scholarly work.
The award will provide support to emerging investigators conducting evidence-based research related to the scholarship of teaching, learning, and assessment in physical therapy education. The intended output is new knowledge that can be accessed, read, applied and expanded upon through dissemination of findings.
Funding: Funds will be available annually in the amount of approximately $5,000 - $10,000 depending on the return of the endowment and how often the award will be made. Accounting will provide a specific amount of available funds each year.
Process: Awards will be made annually. Faculty who are interested in applying for the funding should apply by March 31 if they want to be competitive with other proposals. If no applications are received by March 31, then any applications that come in after will be evaluated on a first-come, first-serve basis. The awards committee will consist of three faculty members (can include emeriti or retired faculty members) with at least one member outside of the DPT program. Ideally the committee will comprise of a DPT faculty member, an School of Rehabilitation Sciences (SRS) faculty member who is not DPT, and a faculty member of the health professions outside of the SRS. The DPT program director will assemble the committee with approval of the Dean.
Eligibility Criteria:
Faculty who have or are developing evidence-based research related to the scholarship of teaching, learning, and assessment in physical therapy education.
Deadline
March 31, 2025
Contact Us
The ORGS would like to thank you for participating and we welcome you to contact us anytime with questions, comments, or concerns.
Phone: (210) 805-3555 Email: research@uiwtx.edu
You will find further instructions and file templates on our Internal Funding website.