The National Board for Respiratory Care has provided an endowment to the American Respiratory Care Foundation to support up to $5,000 for educational or credentialing research, a Master's thesis, or Doctoral dissertation with practical value to the respiratory care profession. Applicants for a grant from this endowment will be required to submit a proposal in a format prescribed by the American Respiratory Care Foundation Board of Trustees. The signed original and four photocopies of the application and the research plan may be emailed or delivered Crystal Maldonado at the American Respiratory Care Foundation. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Respiratory Care Foundation for more information.