Orthopaedic Trauma Association

In filing year 2024, the association reported 12 grants totaling $394,080. Awards ranged from $10,500 to $79,999, with a median of $31,666. The largest listed grants were $79,999 to Johns Hopkins University for research, $60,000 to University of Maryland Baltimore for research, $40,000 each to State University of Iowa and University of Southern California for research, and $39,887 to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic for research. Other listed awards included $38,333 to Regents of the University of California Davis for research and $25,000 to Colorado State University for research. The association also reported contributions of support to the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

The association’s grant information describes member, resident, international, and other research opportunities. Its Member Full Research Grant supports clinical, translational, or basic musculoskeletal-trauma research conducted in North America, with clinical research awards of up to $40,000 per year for up to two years and basic research awards of up to $25,000 per year for up to two years. Residents and fellows are not eligible to apply as the principal investigator for that grant. The Resident Research Grant supports resident-driven projects feasible within 12 months and a maximum $20,000 budget. Its principal investigator must be an orthopaedic resident, and either the principal investigator or co-principal investigator must be an OTA member in good standing. The International Research Grant offers two awards of up to $20,000 each for eligible members outside North America conducting research outside North America. A Young Investigator Research Grant program listing describes support of $35,000 over two years for early-career orthopaedic trauma surgeons within five years of fellowship completion.

The association’s filing says grant applicants must meet eligibility criteria, submit a full curriculum vitae, and undergo a rigorous selection process. Recipients must return unused funds and notify the association of other funding sources. The grant policy requires expenditure reports one year after an award and annual reporting for projects extending beyond a year; continued funding is contingent on satisfactory progress and approval of an interim report. OTA funds cannot be used for remodeling or construction, publication costs should not be included in budgets, and approved travel to an OTA event or study is capped at $1,500 for the principal investigator.