The Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute 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.  Read about the Rappolt Family’s story: Siblings honour brother: scholarships in occupational science and therapy.

Beginning in 2018, the Peter Rappolt Family Scholarship for Research in Occupational Performance and Wellbeing will be awarded to a second year MScOT student in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy who is undertaking a MScOT Graduate Research Project to improve the occupational performance and wellbeing of individuals with serious mental illness and developmental or chronic health conditions, and who has achieved the highest overall standing in Year I research courses.

At the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, 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 to undertake research to improve the occupational performance and wellbeing of individuals with serious mental health concerns and complex developmental and chronic health conditions.

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