Athletic Training Graduate Fellowship
Earn a fully funded graduate degree while leading a school's sports medicine program.
Fellowship Requirements
- Applicants must be BOC-certified or BOC-certified eligible, or have completed or nearly completed their undergraduate studies at the time of applying.
- Participants commit to a two-year term for a Master's Fellowship or a three-year term for a Doctoral Fellowship.
Education
The fellowship is an advanced-degree program: fellows earn a graduate degree while sharpening their clinical skills through intensive advanced practice in athletic training, clinical education programming, and secondary school or college clinical assignments.
Fellows enroll in a master's or doctoral program through one of our higher education partners, Concordia University Chicago or Concordia University St. Paul. Programs run 2 to 4 years, depending on the academic program. Fellows must hold BOC certification and a Missouri license before they can be assigned a clinical appointment.
- 100% fully funded tuition and fee waivers
- Free textbooks and required course materials
- Adjunct teaching opportunities (doctoral fellowship only)
- Research opportunities with local research partners
- Relocation/moving assistance
- Monthly stipend ($1,500–$2,500)
- Financial support for continuing education activities
- Professional liability insurance
- BOC, NATA and state licensure fees
- Uniform
- Multiple PRN opportunities, ranging from $5–10k per year
Our University Partners
Hands-On Experience
All fellows are placed at partner schools and take an active role in athletics and the community. Each fellow serves as the Head Athletic Trainer at their school with full autonomy, mentored by Athleticare staff and faculty as they transition into practice and manage the clinical care of student-athletes at practices, games and other sport events.
Fellows gain experience in leadership and administration, strength and conditioning, physical therapy, injury assessment and prevention, nutrition, mental health, manual techniques and rehabilitation — developing and leading their own sports medicine program while working with students, coaches, administrators and parents.
Advanced Experience
When fellows aren't at their schools, they work on site with a professional partner — orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, chiropractors, registered dietitians, sports psychologists and healthcare administrators — taking part in daily operations with a focus on experiential development and practical application.
Our partners provide strong, practical sports medicine education in a supportive environment built for experiential learning, so fellows deepen their understanding of the field while building practical skills and refining their craft.
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