The Peter Rappolt Family Scholarships for Research in Occupational Performance and Wellbeing

The Rehabilitation Sciences Institute and the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto are pleased to jointly announce the Peter Rappolt Family Scholarships for Research in Occupational Performance and Wellbeing.

Beginning in 2018, the endowed Peter Rappolt Family Scholarship for Research in Occupational Performance and Wellbeing will be awarded based on academic merit to a graduate of a World Federation of Occupational Therapists-approved entry-level occupational therapy program who is enrolled in the first year doctoral program of the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute to undertake research to improve the occupational performance and wellbeing of individuals with serious mental health concerns and complex developmental and chronic health conditions. For more information, please contact our office at 416-978-0300 or rsi.busofficer@utoronto.ca.

For more details on the award for the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, please visit their website.

The Rehabilitation Sciences Institute and the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy are incredibly grateful to Dr. Susan Rappolt and the entire Rappolt family for their thoughtful consideration of students and research in establishing these awards in honour of their brother. Their generosity and understanding for the need for occupational science and occupational therapy graduate research funding is greatly appreciated and truly valued.