The Foundation has resources available to fund a number of studies that address issues important to the healthcare of the physically active, to include basic science, clinical and educational studies.

Procedure

Pre-Proposal Submission (Not Required for Doctoral or Master's Grant Program Applicants) - The NATA Foundation now requires that investigators interested in submitting a grant application to the NATA Foundation first submit a "Pre-proposal". The purpose of the Pre-proposal is to optimize the time invested by investigators and the NATA Foundation Research Committee in writing and reviewing grant proposals, respectively. The Pre-proposal will allow the NATA Foundation Research Committee to evaluate whether or not the proposed research project is of interest to the NATA Foundation. The NATA Foundation Research Committee will evaluate the Pre-proposal for subject matter (topic and hypotheses) and for research design/methodology. Based upon this evaluation, the committee will either invite the submission of a full proposal or indicate that the proposed project is not of interest to the NATA Foundation. An invitation to submit a full proposal does not imply a commitment to funding. It does indicate that the topic is of interest to the NATA Foundation and that the general research design seems reasonable based on the information given in the Pre-proposal. Submission deadlines for full proposals are February 15 and August 15 each year. A full proposal must be submitted by the date stated in the letter indicating acceptance of the Pre-proposal. Otherwise, to assure timeliness and pertinence of the subject matter, a new Pre-proposal must be submitted. Any commitment to funding may occur only after a detailed review of the full proposal by the NATA Foundation Research Committee, and formal approval by the NATA Foundation Board of Directors.