Grants & Scholarships
The Public Safety Athletic Trainers’ Society is proud to offer individuals financial support through our grants program. In an effort to further enhance our mission and promote the highest level of healthcare for first responders, we have created four opportunities to support athletic trainers in public safety. We are committed to providing funding for education, research, speaking, and BOC testing. Applications are open to certified athletic trainers who are PSATS subscribers.
Professional athletic training students are also welcome to apply to all categories even if they are not PSATS subscribers, but they must be part of a CAATE accredited program. A professional athletic training student awarded a grant from any category will also receive an in-kind one year PSATS CEU subscription with their grant.
All applications will be blinded and reviewed after the application window has closed. If you are unsure if your submission would be eligible in a category, or if you are interested in joining the Funds Allocation Committee (FAC) as a committee member, please submit a message on in the 'Contact Us' tab.
Speaker
The speaker grant provides financial support for athletic trainers in good standing
participating in a speaking engagement. Presentation and conference types may vary, but applicants must provide an abstract.
Open date: January 1, Deadline: March 31
Ideas for eligible submissions: Travel expenses including but not limited to flights, mileage, lodging, and conference registration for speaking engagement. Poster and educational material printing costs and speaking application fees. Agencies looking to bring an AT in-house to speak are welcome to apply.
Research
The research grant provides financial support for athletic trainers in good standing and athletic training students in an accredited professional program conducting research. This also includes athletic trainers in post-professional masters and doctoral programs. All research types are encouraged to apply.
Open date: April 1, Deadline: June 30
Ideas for eligible submissions: Research types include but are not limited to Critically Appraised Topic, Case Study, Randomized Control Trial, Survey, Correlative, Retrospective, Practice-based, and more. Funds can go towards materials for data collection, data analysis software, recruitment tools, student research projects, submission fee for publication, etc.
Education
The education grant provides financial support for athletic trainers in good standing
attending training relevant to public safety and/or athletic training education. Applicants will be asked to provide details on the educational opportunity and how the experience can enhance their professional skill set.
Open date: July 1, Deadline: September 30
Ideas for eligible submissions: Athletic training classes and conferences, public safety specific classes not regularly geared towards athletic trainers, any educational opportunity that will improve your understanding of your population or enhance your skillset. There is no requirement for activities to be CEU eligible. Funds can cover travel expenses including but not limited to flights, mileage, lodging, and registration for attendance and more.
BOC Exam
The BOC Exam grant provides financial support to current second-year professional athletic training students in a CAATE accredited program who are considering a future career in public safety athletic training. Chosen students will be awarded up to $375 to cover the
cost of their Board of Certification (BOC) exam fee. In addition, winners will receive one year of a PSATS CEU Subscription beginning at the time of award. Applicants will be asked for a letter of recommendation from a personal or professional reference as well as for contact details from their institution's Program Director. Students do not need to be PSATS members to apply.
Open date: October 1, Deadline: December 31