Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

The organization reported 10 grants totaling $294,992 in 2023 and 9 grants totaling $337,882 in 2022. The 2024 filing reported no grants. In 2023, the University of Pittsburgh and Phoenix Children’s Hospital each received $30,000. The University of Pittsburgh describes its mission as serving its region, Pennsylvania, and the nation through education, research, and community partnership. Phoenix Children’s Hospital describes its mission as advancing hope, healing, and the best healthcare for children and their families.

The website lists programs including research grants, training grants, microgrants, registry and directed research grants, and named awards. For example, the POSNA Microgrant offers up to $2,500 for one year; the Roshen N. Irani Research Training Grant offers up to $10,000 for one year, with two grants per year. The website states that grant-specific eligibility and submission criteria vary. For the training grant, applicants must be a resident, medical student, or pediatric orthopaedic fellow interested in research, with a qualifying POSNA member serving as mentor.

Applications are reviewed against criteria that can include relevance to the society’s mission, impact, originality, scientific quality, feasibility, and potential contributions to pediatric orthopaedics. The general research strategy calls for a lay summary, project summary, specific aims, research strategy, references, budget justification, and other materials as applicable. Microgrant funds cannot be used for faculty indirect costs, salary, administrative or overhead expenses, or POSNA committee activities. Current grant or award recipients generally cannot apply for another grant as PI or Co-PI until their current work and required reports are completed and accepted. The organization’s filing says grantees must submit a final report by September 1 following the end of the grant year; failure to report makes them ineligible to apply for future grants or awards as PI or Co-PI.