The Forté Orthopedic Research Institute (formerly the Methodist Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation), the non-profit arm of Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics (formerly Methodist Sports Medicine), is excited to announce the opening of the 17th annual Brady Comeback Award nominations. This award is unique because it honors both male and female student-athletes at the collegiate and high school level from Indiana who has distinguished themselves by overcoming adversity or injury and returned and excelled beyond expectations in their respective sport(s). Recipients of this award will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
Our Board of Directors is asking athletic directors, coaches, athletic trainers, family, and community to nominate one male and one female student-athlete who satisfy the criteria outlined in this form. The board will select four student-athletes, a male and a female from the universities and colleges, and one male and one female from the high schools in Indiana, as the Brady Comeback Award winners.
Comeback Nomination Form
Nomination Guidelines
1. Each university, college or high school may nominate one male and one female student-athlete that satisfy the criteria.
2. You may include two letters of recommendation.
3. Nominations forms will not be accepted if accompanied by any supplemental materials, i.e. photographs, newspaper articles, or highlight tapes
4. All nominees must satisfy the criteria.
5. The winners will be informed in May of 2022.
Nominations must be submitted by April 15, 2022, either online or to:
Mo Barkley, Director of Philanthropy
Forté Orthopedic Research Institute
10767 Illinois Street, Suite A2200
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 313-3128
mo@forteinstitute.org