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Deadline is April 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT, matching stored date.
The O&P Foundation Microgrants Program is a grant from The Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation that funds high-impact quality improvement projects in orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic patient care.
The one-year program is offered twice per year (Spring and Fall) and supports small pilot projects, proof-of-concept research, novel investigational directions, and clinical quality improvement activities that may not be eligible for other funding mechanisms. Funded activities include education, advocacy, statistical analysis, and early-stage research projects aimed at improving care delivery and patient outcomes.
Projects are evaluated on clinical relevance, feasibility, and alignment with O&P Foundation research priorities. Eligible applicants include master's and doctoral students, O&P residents, practicing clinicians, and researchers in orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics. Awards are $2,000 per recipient.
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2026 Spring | Microgrants - The O&P Foundation Application Portal The O&P Foundation Application Portal 2026 Spring | Microgrants Opens Mar 2 2026 08:00 AM (CST) Deadline Apr 6 2026 05:00 PM (CDT) Microgrants Program Overview This one-year, $2,000 grant program enables health care professionals, researchers, students, and residents to pursue high-impact quality improvement projects that seek to impact care delivery and patient outcomes.
Awards are offered twice per year, in the Spring and Fall, and are selected based on the clinical relevance, feasibility, and alignment with The O&P Foundation research priorities Designed to spark new directions and accelerate early-stage work, microgrants support activities that directly impact orthotic, prosthetic, and/or pedorthic patient care.
These grants are ideal for individuals/and or projects not eligible for another funding mechanism, small pilot projects, novel ideas, or new investigational directions. Some suggestions for types of projects that could be funded are: Education, advocacy, clinical quality improvement projects. Small pilot funding for a research project.
Proof of concept research to generate power analysis. Statistical assistance for a research project. Training courses to expand research-related skillsets Supplies to explore a new area of research.
Support for an evidence-based practice project or development of secondary knowledge materials.
The Principal Investigator must be: A currently enrolled masters or doctoral student, A current orthotics and/or prosthetics resident, A practicing orthotic, prosthetic, and/or pedorthic clinician, or A researcher engaged in clinically relevant orthotics and prosthetics research If the PI is a trainee (student or resident), the project must include a faculty mentor from the trainee’s academic program or residency site.
The primary project site must be in the United States. The proposed research must include a clinician trained and certified in orthotics, prosthetics, pedorthics, or orthotics/prosthetics as a member of the project team. The proposed research must be clinically relevant based on the O&P Foundation Clinical Relevance Criteria The proposed research must meet the requirements outlined in the O&P Foundation Research Priorities.
Program details can be found in the 2026 Spring Microgrant Program Manual The following are key dates and deadlines for The O&P Foundation's Microgrant Program. Application materials must be received by 5:00pm Central Time on the posted deadline. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all materials are received by the O&P Foundation by the dates listed below.
Application portal open: 03/02/2026 Project proposals due: 04/06/2026 If you have any questions about the Microgrant Program, please email info@oandpfoundation. org or email The O&P Foundation Research Committee Chair directly at research@oandpfoundation. org.
2026 Spring | Microgrants Microgrants Program Overview This one-year, $2,000 grant program enables health care professionals, researchers, students, and residents to pursue high-impact quality improvement projects that seek to impact care delivery and patient outcomes.
Awards are offered twice per year, in the Spring and Fall, and are selected based on the clinical relevance, feasibility, and alignment with The O&P Foundation research priorities Designed to spark new directions and accelerate early-stage work, microgrants support activities that directly impact orthotic, prosthetic, and/or pedorthic patient care.
These grants are ideal for individuals/and or projects not eligible for another funding mechanism, small pilot projects, novel ideas, or new investigational directions. Some suggestions for types of projects that could be funded are: Education, advocacy, clinical quality improvement projects. Small pilot funding for a research project.
Proof of concept research to generate power analysis. Statistical assistance for a research project. Training courses to expand research-related skillsets Supplies to explore a new area of research.
Support for an evidence-based practice project or development of secondary knowledge materials.
The Principal Investigator must be: A currently enrolled masters or doctoral student, A current orthotics and/or prosthetics resident, A practicing orthotic, prosthetic, and/or pedorthic clinician, or A researcher engaged in clinically relevant orthotics and prosthetics research If the PI is a trainee (student or resident), the project must include a faculty mentor from the trainee’s academic program or residency site.
The primary project site must be in the United States. The proposed research must include a clinician trained and certified in orthotics, prosthetics, pedorthics, or orthotics/prosthetics as a member of the project team. The proposed research must be clinically relevant based on the O&P Foundation Clinical Relevance Criteria The proposed research must meet the requirements outlined in the O&P Foundation Research Priorities.
Program details can be found in the 2026 Spring Microgrant Program Manual The following are key dates and deadlines for The O&P Foundation's Microgrant Program. Application materials must be received by 5:00pm Central Time on the posted deadline. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all materials are received by the O&P Foundation by the dates listed below.
Application portal open: 03/02/2026 Project proposals due: 04/06/2026 If you have any questions about the Microgrant Program, please email info@oandpfoundation. org or email The O&P Foundation Research Committee Chair directly at research@oandpfoundation. org.
Mar 2 2026 08:00 AM (CST) Apr 6 2026 05:00 PM (CDT)
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Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Master's/doctoral students, O&P residents, practicing clinicians, or researchers in orthotics/prosthetics/pedorthics; project team must include a certified clinician. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $2,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was April 6, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
O&P Foundation Microgrants Program is funded by The Orthotics and Prosthetics Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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