Programs Currently Leading the 2025 VCU-Marquette Challenge As the new semester kicks off for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs, we’re excited to share an update on the current standings for the 2025 VCU-Marquette Challenge. Below, you’ll find the top 10 fundraising programs based on donations submitted as of September 15, 2025. Virginia [...]
Planning Your Fundraising Year with Two Challenge Coordinators The new setup for the 2025 Virginia Commonwealth University-Marquette Challenge presents an opportunity for programs to reevaluate their fundraising plans for the year. Following these changes, we chatted with two coordinators who will be leading their programs’ efforts to take advantage of the new fundraising [...]
Words of Wisdom from Marquette Coordinators The 2025 VCU-Marquette Challenge has introduced significant changes. Unlike previous Challenges that followed the school year, it now aligns with the calendar year. Additionally, winners will receive more prizes, including a visit from Foundation staff to their program. As we enter this new era, it is important [...]
Marquette Challenge Adopts New Calendar Year Format Date: September 2, 2024 As the academic year begins for Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students across the country, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter for the Foundation’s Marquette Challenge. Beginning with the 2025 Challenge, we are shifting from an academic year format [...]
2023-2024 VCU-Marquette Challenge Awards Announcement After months of dedication, hard work, and fundraising events, it is time to start announcing the awards for the 2023-24 VCU-Marquette Challenge! For anyone new to this event, the Marquette Challenge is a student-led fundraiser to support the mission of the Foundation for Physical [...]
PRIZES AND AWARDS FOR THE 2026 DELAWARE-MARQUETTE CHALLENGE The 2026 Delaware-Marquette Challenge has special prizes and awards planned for the top fundraisers. View the details below and get on "the list" of schools supporting this initiative. All participating schools will be invited to attend a recognition event at CSM 2027. The [...]
Building a Future: Marquette Summer Intern Reflects on New Experiences, Connections, & Opportunities Each year, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research hosts a Marquette Challenge intern in the summer. Margaret “Maggie” Scanlon joined the Foundation staff in 2023 in support of our mission and the student-led VCU-Marquette Challenge. I [...]
First-Time Experience: Paige Bauer, SPT from Carroll University Hi there! My name is Paige Bauer and I am a second year, physical therapy student and the 2023 Wisconsin APTA Student Representative at Carroll University. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my first-time experience, in hopes others will join [...]
Challenge Volunteers Join the Foundation at San Diego Conference Marquette and VCU Challenge coordinators were ever-present at the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research exhibit booth, events, and student meetings in San Diego at the 2023 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. Several schools connected with coordinators at the Foundation booth [...]
Annual golf tournaments raise big dollars for research funding Since 1989, more than 300 schools have participated in the Marquette Challenge, raising $4.6 million for physical therapy research. Funds raised through the Challenge have provided funding for clinical researchers and support the rigorous scientific review process that sets FPTR [...]
