Xero Shoes’ Minimal Footwear Research Grant: Doctoral Student & Early Career Grant

Xero Shoes’ Minimal Footwear Research Grant: Doctoral Student & Early Career Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American College Of Sports Medicine Foundation Inc
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: September 20, 2025

Summary

The Xero Shoes’ Minimal Footwear Research Grant, sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine, aims to support doctoral students and early career researchers exploring the effects of minimalist footwear on biomechanics and physical activity. This grant encourages innovative research that enhances our understanding of injury prevention and performance across various populations. Eligible applicants include graduate students and ACSM members, ensuring a diverse range of high-quality research contributions.

Overview

American College of Sports Medicine The American College of Sports Medicine® (ACSM) serves as the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, with nearly 50,000 international, national and regional members and certified fitness professionals. All are dedicated to ACSM’s mission to educate and empower professionals to advance the science and practice of health and human performance. Xero Shoes’ Minimal Footwear Research Grant: Doctoral Student & Early Career Grant This grant will be designated for human research on the impacts of minimalist footwear on biomechanics, performance, injury, and physical activity across the lifespan.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants are open to all ACSM members, including student and international members.Applicants for student research grants must have graduate student status at the start of and during the grant term.Previous ACSM Foundation grantees must submit final grant and expenditure reports prior to receiving another grant award.Applicants may only submit one application per year.A Principal Investigator (PI) of a grant is the individual whose research project is to be supported. The PI must be a graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, or on the faculty or staff at one of the institutions where the research is to be performed and must assume personal responsibility for conducting the proposed research and/or supervising the research activities of associates or assistants that may be required. The PI is expected to prepare the application and research proposal themselves and will be required to certify this when submitting the application. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Applicants must be an ACSM national member in good standing before applying for funding. Grantees must remain ACSM members through the life of the grant, including the final reporting period. ACSM chapter membership alone does not fulfill this requirement.

Ineligibility

Grants will not be awarded to individuals to duplicate projects, which are being supported by other funding agencies. If a proposal is submitted to add outcomes or important aspects to a project already funded by another mechanism, the relationship of the proposed work to the existing project must be clearly described.