September is the time to start planning your 2026 ISB student grant submissions! The Matching Dissertation Grant, International Travel Grant and International Affiliate Development Grant will be the first set of grant applications due with a deadline of January 31, 2026. These long-standing student grants offer support to grow your research toolbox and network with a visit to a lab in another country, as well as support the completion of your dissertation project. Don't miss out and talk with your advisor right away!
*Friendly reminder* : you and your advisor must be active financial members of the ISB to participate in these grant programs. Don't forget to renew your membership for 2026!
We would like to take this time to congratulate all recipients of ISB Student Grant Awards for the previous application cycle (2024-2025)!
International Travel Grant
- Robert Chauvet, University of Calgary
Project Title: Statistical Shape Modelling in Ankle Osteoarthritis - Roos Gretha Afra Duijn, University of Groningen
Project Title: Elbow Biomechanics of the Jackman and Tire Changer During a Pit Stop - Zachary Flahaut, University of Ottawa
Project Title: Assessment and Validation of MoRe-lab Aerobic Fitness and Muscular Endurance Protocols - Markus Gambietz, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Project Title: Rapid Accessible Musculoskeletal Model Personalization - An MRI Validation Study - Chengxiang Liu, University of Groningen
Project Title: User-Centered Optimization of Speed Adaptation Control for Prosthetic Knee Joints - Vitor Guarda Munari, Federal University of Santa Catarina
Project Title: Unpacking Nordic Walking in Knee Osteoarthritis: Energetics, Biomechanics, and Perceived Effort - Carlos Sendra Pérez, University of Valencia
Project Title: Biomechanics Facts Explaining Physiological Demands in Cycling
International Affiliate Development Grant
- R. Yogeshwar Rao, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Project Title: Testing & Validation of the BiOME Artificial Knee Joint Model at the IORT Joint Simulator Lab - Isadora Miotto Soldatelli, Federal University of Santa Maria
Project Title: Knee Joint Stiffness and Eccentric Control as Predictors of Jump Height in Children Following ACL Reconstruction - Heinrich Leon Souza Viera, Federal University of Santa Maria
Project Title: Mechanical and Structural Changes of Skeletal Muscles in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Matching Dissertation Grant
- Montgomery Bertschy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Project Title: Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying the Metabolic Effects of Footwear Cushioning - Jorie Budzikowski, Northwestern University
Project Title: Does Biceps Muscle-tendon Unit Adaptation Differentiate Outcomes of SLAP Lesion Surgical Repairs? - Soyoung Lee, Boston University
Project Title: Cortical Function, Gait Automaticity, and Central Sensitization in People with Knee Osteoarthritis - Walter Menke, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Project Title: Effectiveness of Asymmetric Crank Lengths in Cycling for TKA Patients in Early Rehabilitation - Jonaz Moreno Jaramillo, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Project Title: Locomotor Adaptation Promoted by Changes in Surface Stiffness - Ignas Palamarcukas, Nanyang Technological University
Project Title: Does Isolated Knee or Hip Extension Strength Training Affect Kinetic Strategy and Performance in the Rear Foot-Elevated Split Squat? - Cameron Stephen, Griffith University
Project Title: Understanding the Mechanisms Driving Individual Responses to Advanced Footwear Technology - Brittany Trotter, East Carolina University
Project Title: Mobile Sensorimotor Integration Assessment Following Repetitive Sub-Concussive Loading - Oscar Vila-Dieguez, University of Southern California
Project Title: Mechanisms of Recovery in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Technical Group Travel Grant
- Denise Balogh, University of Saskatchewan
- Lauryn Campbell, University of Saskatchewan
- Ana Guiomar Cudell Santos Carvahlo, Delft University of Technology
- Jaylan Hamad, University of Victoria
- Kara-Lyn Harrison, University of Manitoba
- Ibrahim Hasan, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- Matt Heindel, University of Southern California
- Cara Masterson, Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health
- Justin Matties, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Guara Saini, University of Minnesota
- Quinn Yetman, Queen's University
Lastly, **Advisors and Postdocs** : We are recruiting grant reviewers for the 2026 ISB Student Awards! If you are interested in serving as a reviewer for the current grant cycle (2025-2026), please email the ISB Student Awards Officer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Full grant details and updated deadlines will be posted on the ISB website soon at https://isbweb.org/students/student-grants .
Erica Bell, PhD
ISB Executive Council Student Awards Officer
