Graduate School Scholarships and Fellowships

The Rachelle DiSalvio Scholarship is awarded to third year Doctor of Physical Therapy students.

The Kinesiology Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for graduate students to become familiar with, and take part in the life of, their academic professions. Students earning Kinesiology Awards are honored at the Kinesiology Graduate Student Research Showcase in April. The awards are intended to recognize and promote academic excellence, to further the professional competence and dedication of academically accomplished students and to promote kinesiology and its related fields. If selected by the American Kinesiology Association for the National Award, recipient will also receive a $250 gift certificate from Human Kinetics.

The Rachelle DiSalvio Scholarship is awarded to third year Doctor of Physical Therapy students.

There are two primary sources of financial aid: The University and the Kinesiology. Freedson Scholarship was created to provide for an Junior in the Kinesiology. The Dr. Frank Rife Kinesiology Opportunity Scholarship supports students in their efforts to gain life, academic, and outreach experience. Clarkson Fellowship is eligible to students pursuing graduate degrees in Kinesiology.

One or awards to or graduate students enrolled in the Allied Health Sciences. Students must be pursuing a degree in dietetics or medical laboratory sciences, demonstrate financial need, leadership skills and perseverance, involvement in extracurricular activities, and show interest in health promotion and health education. One or awards to support or graduate students enrolled in the Physical Therapy Program. One or awards to CAHNR students pursuing a major with an emphasis in one or of the following areas: environmental sciences, agriculture, arboriculture, horticulture, conservation, landscape design, forestry, animal science, wildlife biology, oceanography, or related fields. One or awards to or graduate students enrolled full-time in the Physical Therapy. One or awards to CAHNR students in the Physical Therapy Program.

Students select from the following tracks: Exercise and Sport Science, Community Health or Health and Physical Education Teaching . The majority of GTAs will be assigned to teach group exercise classes in the university Lifestyle Fitness Activities program Graduate student assistantships will continue throughout the duration of a student Ph.D. program, provided they make adequate progress toward their degree and perform their assistantship roles and responsibilities to the highest possible standard. To be considered for graduate assistant funding, applicants must have completed the Ph.D. application for either Kinesiology track.

Recipient must be a full-time sopho junior, senior or graduate student in good standing majoring in any program within agricultural sciences with preference given to students majoring in plant and soil sciences and have and maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Financial need will not be a consideration. RACHEL MARY PRATHER ALLEN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: .500 per year Recipients must be a full-time junior, senior or graduate student majoring in one of the programs in Family and Consumer Sciences and demonstrate financial need.

Demonstrate interest in pursuing a career and enrolled in the following majors: Athletic Training, Psychology, Biology, Kinesiology, Nursing, General Medicine, Dentistry, Behavioral Sciences, Personal Training, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Health and Physical Fitness, Exercise Science, Sports and Recreation Management, Health Sciences, Physical Therapist, or another health related major.

He is currently pursuing the UW Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, with a focus on injury prevention and recovery, promoting healthy lifestyles in athletes post competition, and promoting an active population through involvement in sport at all ages. He completed the UW-Madison Family Medicine Residency Program and is now pursuing an Academic Fellowship. Dr. Duffy is also interested in global health education and training and is working with a group of researchers from several institutions to assess the current state of clinical fellowships in global health in the US and Canada. This is Dr. Foster’s first year with the Primary Care Research Fellowship. He brings to the fellowship experience and interest in the fields of energy medicine, manipulative therapies, and mind-body therapies.

The university encourage applicant to explore other scholarship opportunities as well!