Physical Therapy External Scholarships

  • The American Physical Therapy Association offers guidance regarding scholarships and financing for students admitted to physical therapy programs. For information, see: apta.org/CurrentStudents/ScholarshipsAwards
  • For information regarding Student Loan Repayment and Debt Management, including a range of Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Opportunities, see: http://www.apta.org/CurrentStudents/EducationFinance/
  • AMBUCS, an organization which aims to support people with disabilities, awards scholarships for students enrolled in therapy programs. For details see: https://ambucs.org/therapists/students/
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Inc. For details, see: akaeaf.org/scholarships
  • FastWEB (Financial Aid Search Through the Web) is the largest and most complete scholarship search on the Internet with a database of over 1.5 million scholarships. See details at: fastweb.com
  • The Research Foundation has awarded scholarships to multiple 2nd year DPT students in our program. For details, see: theresearchfoundationkc.org
  • Online Physical Therapy Programs provides an extensive list of scholarships available for physical therapy students.  For details see:https://onlinephysicaltherapyprograms.com/scholarships/
  • The RU Athletic Department annually awards scholarship funds in the form of tuition remission to 5 DPT students for providing strength and conditioning training to our athletes