POTA is committed to recognizing and developing emerging leaders in our profession. At the Fall 2011 meeting, the Board agreed to award the 2012 POTA Scholarships to students interested in assuming a leadership role by contributing to the development and implementation of the 2011 POTA Strategic Plan. This plan clarifies the overall purpose and desired results of POTA and outlines how those results will be achieved. As part of  the application process, students will review the 2011 POTA Strategic Plan on the website, select 1 or 2 goals of interest, and write an essay (two page single space limit, 12 point font) describing realistic and creative methods to achieve the goal(s). The Strategic Plan can be found at https://www.pota.org/pota-strategic-plan.

Scholarship checks are presented to awardees during the Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony at the Annual POTA Conference in September of 2012.

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POTA is very pleased to provide six (6) competitive scholarships for 2012.

1. Four (4) scholarships, each for $1,000.00, will be awarded to OT or OTA students. Scholarship recipients will become active members of the POTA Board task force in April 2012 and begin to address one goal along with current task force members. Recipients will disseminate information from their group involvement as agreed upon by their task force and the Chair of the Commission on Education (i.e. Penn Point article, poster at POTA Conference). Awardees are invited and encouraged to attend the POTA Board meeting in June of 2012 in State College, PA (not mandatory). POTA Annual Conference registration in September 2012 will be paid by POTA.
2. Two (2) scholarships in memory of Reba M. Sebelist, each for $500.00, will be awarded. One scholarship will be awarded to an OT student and one scholarship will be awarded to an OTA student. Scholarship recipients are invited but not required to become active members of the POTA Board task force in April 2012 and begin to address one goal along with current task force members. Awardees are invited and encouraged to attend the POTA Board meeting in June of 2012 in State College, PA (not mandatory).  POTA Annual Conference registration in September 2012 will be paid by POTA.

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Completed applications including all required information must be submitted in the same envelope and received by the POTA Scholarship Review Committee no later than February 29, 2012 for consideration. Incomplete applications and applications that do not comply with the submission guidelines will be disregarded.

The Scholarship Selection Committee, including Board members, reviews all applications and recommends scholarship awards.  Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award no later than April 9, 2012 with scholarship checks presented to awardees during the Business Meeting/Awards ceremony at the Annual POTA Conference in September.

Download Application Form

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2010 POTA Scholarship Recipients

• Brian Conners: University of Sciences in Philadelphia
• Suzie Daghstani: Duquesne University
• Caitlyn Ferguson: Temple University
• Angela Schreffler: Chatham University
• Jean M. Ulkloss: Thomas Jefferson University
• Ann M. Bartman: Gannon University

Congratulations to our Scholarship Raffle Winner: Congratulations to Kerri Hample for winning the 2011 Scholarship Raffle.

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Scholarship Contributors

The following organizations have generously made a contribution to the POTA Scholarhsip Fund:

• Centers for Rehab Services, Pittsburgh, PA
• Austill's Rehabilitation Services

Thank you to the following individuals who so generously contributed to the POTA Student Scholarship Fund!

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