Occupational Therapy Scholarship Competition Inquiries
Huntington University will be hosting Occupational Therapy Scholarship Competitions on Friday, March 10th and Friday, May 12th. The event is only available to OTD applicants who have been invited to interview.
Questions? Email graduate@huntington.edu
Occupational Therapy Scholarship Awards
Scholarship | Amount Awarded |
Top Award | $7,500 per year for two academic years |
2nd Award | $5,000 per year for two academic years |
3rd Award | $2,500 per year for two academic years |
Merit Awards | $1000 over the two academic semesters |
Scholarship Competition Criteria
Scholarship awards will be based on applicant responses to the following prompts. Scholarship eligible applicants will be provided additional information upon application submission.
- Compassionate Care: The Huntington University OTD Program emphasizes service-learning to underserved and diverse populations. How will you use your degree to serve in this capacity?
- Translating Evidence to Practice: Evidence-based practice is essential to optimize functional outcomes for individuals, groups, and populations. How will you use your OTD degree to contribute to and/or apply the evidence base of our profession?
- Innovative Technology: Occupational therapists are experts at modification and adaptation. Develop a novel adaptive device and describe how it might facilitate performance of an activity of daily living (ADL) or instrumental activity of daily living (IADL)?