2017 Nike Award for Athletic Footwear Research

[Wadim Korneew]

Re: 2017 Nike Award for Athletic Footwear Research

What are the latest news about Nike Award for Athletic Footwear Research?

[Ray Browning]

Re: 2017 Nike Award for Athletic Footwear Research

The submission deadline for the 2017 Nike Award has been extended to April 1, 2017.

[Karen Mickle]

Nike, Inc. (“Nike”) sponsors an award of US$20,000 on a biennial basis to encourage scientificresearch on athletic footwear. The topic for the 2017 competition will be:The role of athletic footwear in improving performance, protection and/or perception in sportactivities.This will be the seventh such award, and will be presented at the 13th ISB Footwear BiomechanicsTechnical Group meeting in Gold Coast, Australia, in conjunction with the 2017 ISB Congress

Applications must be received no later than March 1st, 2017, with full details of the award and judging criteria here. Please note, research sponsored by Nike, or other athletic footwear companies, will not be eligible for this award.