As part of its commitment to furthering research in all areas of the Paralympic Movement, the IPC has called for applications in the areas of athlete health, classification, sport counselling, assistive technology, athlete identity, marketing and branding, development and public awareness, as well as other relevant subject areas.

Being able to conduct research at next year’s Paralympic Games, which are scheduled to take place from September 7 to 18, is subject to four conditions.

The principal investigator must have a proven record of data collection in sport or at major events and must have the backing of the sport(s) to which the project applies along with supporting letters as evidence.

Successful accomplishment of the project must not be possible at any event other than the Paralympic and the research must not interfere with the complex organisational and logistical requirements associated with hosting the Paralympic Games.

Enquiries and applications should be sent to Peter Van de Vliet ([email protected]), the IPC medical and scientific director before the deadline of October 1, 2015.

The application form can be found by clicking here, along with details on the application procedure, timelines and examples of previously approved research projects.

The application must be completed with ethical consent as received from the Principal Investigator Institute.

All research approved by the IPC shall comply with internationally recognised ethical standards and research practices, and must be independently funded through institutions or third party grant applications.

In May, the IPC extended its partnership with the International Federation of Sport Medicine for a further five-and-a-half-years as the two bodies continue to work together in an attempt to improve the health, safety, performance and research of Para-athletes.

The IPC and FIMS will have the chance to continue discussions surrounding areas they have highlighted for improvement at the 2015 VISTA Conference, which is due to take place from October 7 to 10 in Girona, Spain.



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