AOFAS Research Grants Program

Grant Categories

Since 1997, AOFAS has awarded more than $2.5 million in grant funding for AOFAS members and their research teams. These grants provide vital resources to discover new treatments and advance patient care.New primary investigators who have not yet received AOFAS Research Grant funding will receive an additional 10% on their grants' scores.

The AOFAS awards one-year research grants (May 1 to April 30) in three categories:

• Pilot Project Grants (up to $5,000)
  • Grant recipients are expected to use data obtained from the projects to develop future grant applications.
  • Resident Award – awarded to an orthopaedic MD or DO resident who engages a named mentor (AOFAS Active or International Member) to serve as the CI on a research grant project.
• Small Project Research Grants (up to $20,000)
  • The core grant category, providing seed funding for promising research projects.
  • Early Career Award – awarded to a researcher less than 10 years out of fellowship. The Early Career Award can only be awarded to an investigator once, but prior awardees of Pilot Project Grants and the AOFAS Resident Award are eligible.
• Established Project Research Grants (up to $50,000)
  • This competitive grant category is intended to support innovative research for basic science, a clinical trial, or pre-trial work that could be used to obtain additional grants from national funding sources. Applications must be backed by preliminary work, data, and/or publications or abstracts to demonstrate feasibility of projects and capabilities of the research team.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Access to AOFAS Research Grants is a benefit of AOFAS membership. Either the principal investigator or co-investigator on an application must be an AOFAS member in good standing in one of the following membership categories:
  • Active Member
  • Candidate Member
  • International Member
  • Associate Member
• Surgeon in Training, International Surgeon in Training, MD Affiliate, Honorary, and Allied Health/Associate-Basic Science Members may apply with an AOFAS Active, Candidate, International, or Associate Member as a primary investigator or co-investigator. To determine your eligibility, please see the AOFAS Research Grants Program Policy and Guidelines.

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