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Signe Brunnstrom Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

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Due: December 1, 2025

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

Signe Brunnstrom Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, with an application deadline in December, offers numerous awards that vary in amount.

Description

The Signe Brunnstrom Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching acknowledges an individual who has made significant contributions to physical therapy clinical education through excellence in clinical teaching, has served as a role model in clinical teaching, and has demonstrated expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching has been directed. Nominees must be physical therapists or physical therapist assistants who are current members in good standing of the association. Criteria for selection are exceptional teaching effectiveness in the clinical setting; excellence as a role model in clinical teaching; and distinct expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching has been directed. A letter of nomination that specifically focuses on the strengths of the nominee in relation to the award criteria is required. Two letters of support obtained from the following must also be submitted: a physical therapist colleague from the nominee's clinical center or from an affiliating physical therapy education program, and a current or former student who is representative of an academic level of clinical teaching in which the nominee has been engaged and whose clinical education experience with the nominee has been full time for a period of at least three weeks. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Physical Therapy Association for more information.

Scholarship Type

Merit-based