Crest Application – Rizing Tide

Apply for the Crest Scholarship

Please review all eligibility requirements before submitting an application.

DEADLINE: 11:59 PM PACIFIC TIME ON May 31, 2026

Crest Application

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Gender Identity

Chosen Pronouns

Race and Ethnicity (Select all that apply)

Phone/Mobile

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Country

Education

Tell us about your educational history and personal accomplishments.

Where are you at in your DPT schooling?

I’m entering an accredited DPT program.

I’m a PTA entering a PTA to DPT bridge program.

I'm a first year student in an accredited DPT program.

I'm about to start (or started no earlier than May 2026) my second year in an accredited DPT program.

Expected DPT School Graduation Month

Expected DPT School Graduation Year

Current DPT Program

Most-Recent Cumulative GPA

List any co- or extra-curricular activities you’ve participated in within the previous two years. Include community activities and other group memberships.

List any awards, honors, or achievements you’ve earned within the previous four years.

Essays and Supporting Documentation

Are you submitting some of your documentation via mail or email? If so, upload a filler file stating where we can find your documents (e.g., a PDF that says "Professor X is emailing my letter of recommendation to applications@rizing-tide.com").

Short Essay Questions

We want to understand what makes you, well, you! To help us get to know you better, please answer all three of the following questions about your drive and world perspective. While you may use an AI model (e.g., ChatGPT) to edit your essay for grammatical errors or clarity, DO NOT submit an essay fully generated by an LLM. Limit each answer to 500 words and submit all three essays as one PDF file.

Beyond clinical skills, effective physical therapy requires communication, empathy, and personal resilience. What is the most important non-clinical skill you possess or are committed to developing? How will it shape your personal approach toward patient care?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies are increasingly being integrated into healthcare. Discuss a specific way you foresee AI impacting the practice of physical therapy. How should we, as a profession, navigate this technological evolution while ensuring that patient care remains fundamentally human-centered, empathetic, and equitable?
As a future physical therapist, how will your unique cultural perspectives and life experiences help you address health disparities in underrepresented communities? Please provide some specific examples.

Three Short Essays

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Official Transcript

Upload the official transcript of your most-recent schooling (e.g., undergraduate school or a PTA program) here. If you have already started your first or second year of DPT school, you may use these transcripts instead.

Official Transcript

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Acceptance Letter

Upload the acceptance letter from the accredited DPT school or PTA bridge program you plan to attend (or are currently attending) here.

Acceptance Letter

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Letters of Recommendation

Please attach two letters of recommendation in PDF format here. Ensure the letters were written by a previous (or current) teacher, professor, coach, mentor, or industry professional (no family members will be accepted) and that your recommenders answer the following questions:

How do you know the scholarship applicant?
What qualities do you see in this individual?
Why do you feel this individual should receive this scholarship?

Letters of recommendation may also be sent directly to applications@rizing-tide.com. Please make sure that your name is placed in the subject line of the email.

Two Letters of Recommendation

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I attest that I did not ask an LLM (a.k.a. AI) to generate any of my application materials.

I understand that all eligible students who apply for a Rizing Tide scholarship are automatically enrolled in Rizing Tide's Employer Connect program. This free-to-participate program connects students with employment opportunities post graduation.