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Ph.D. in Kinesiology, Therapeutic Science Track

Graduate Student Resources

Research Issues

Please see the Research and Sponsored Programs web site for information on a variety of topics, including compliance regulations for human subjects and research animals.

Networking Opportunities

The American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF) Doctoral Network. OT practitioners currently enrolled in doctoral programs or who have already earned their doctoral degree are eligible to join the Doctoral Network. This database serves to provide networking opportunities, and encourage collaboration among emerging and established scholars.

Community of Science (COS)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an institutional member of the COS. This allows you, as a student, to post a CV to let others know what you are doing. It also allows you to search for individuals doing research in your area of interest. Join today and create a COS Workbench.

Graduate students interested in pediatrics and child development can investigate the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Student Policy Network.

Scholarships and Fellowships

    1. Financial aid and fellowship information is available through the UW-Madison Graduate School.

    2. Scholarships and fellowships available to occupational therapy students at UW-Madison are specific to the degree being obtained. Those available to Ph.D. students include:

      • Caroline G. Thompson Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
        Awarded to graduate students in the Master of Science in Therapeutic Science degree program or the Ph.D. in Kinesiology-Therapeutic Science track. The annual award includes a stipend and full-time tuition.

      • Mildred Averill Scholarship
        Awarded to one graduate woman in occupational therapy.

      • Elizabeth Roughton Memorial Fund
        Established in 1999 to honor Beth Roughton, a graduate student and former Maternal and Child Health Bureau Leadership Trainee, the fund supports a travel award for one or more occupational therapy graduate students. The travel award allows the students to attend a professional meeting relative to their research or professional development.

      • Advanced Opportunity Fellowship
        Please see the Graduate School Fellowships Office web site for information on this fellowship, awarded to students of color and/or educational disadvantages.

    3. National Institutes of Health, Office of Extramural Research

      Pre-doctoral (F31) and Post-doctoral Fellowship Awards (F32) please see http://grants1.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm#fellowships

      Career Development Awards, such as the Mentored Scientist Award, please see http://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm

      Note      : Within the NIH are several different institutes such as the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Each institute implements each grant or award in different ways and may have different eligibility requirements as well. Therefore it is important to contact the specific institute to determine those factors prior to applying.

    4. National Science Foundation Information for Graduate Students and Post-Docs.

Research Funding

Doctoral Dissertation Research Awards

General Information Regarding Funding Sources

UW-Madison Grants Information Center

  • Seminars and Workshops

  • Databases, including Community of Science (COS), Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS), and Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)

The Graduate School

The Graduate School and Office of Corporate Relations events calendar. Free seminars on a variety of topics related to the research mission of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Check the web site for topics, dates and locations, and registration information.

HRSA Grants Preview

Please see http://www.hrsa.gov/grants.htm for links to the Federal Register.

National Institutes of Health

The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts serves, in lieu of the Federal Register, in compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act, as the official publication of NIH policies, procedures, and availability of funds.

Criteria for sufficient progress in MS/Ph.D.

Within the Graduate School

Within Kinesiology

Requesting a transcript

Please see http://registrar.wisc.edu/students/acadrecords/official_transcripts.php