OTA Directed Topic Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $150,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Note: If you successfully receive an OTA research grant, please note that you will not be eligible to receive any additional funding support from the OTA as the principal investigator or a named co-principal investigator if you have outstanding reporting requirements for this current project or any prior successful projects that are in progress.
Goals
Education: Provide the orthopaedic trauma community and patients with high-quality, globally accessible content and education that meets their evolving needs.Research: Advance the care of orthopaedic trauma patients by identifying, initiating, supporting, and disseminating innovative and collaborative research.Advocacy: Advocate for high-quality trauma patient care by providing evidence and insights to inform and influence health systems and public policy.Global Partnership: Serve as the leading resource for partners to deliver the highest possible quality of musculoskeletal trauma care worldwide.People: Empower orthopaedic colleagues to thrive in their careers and lives through mentorship, professional support, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The OTA are requesting proposals for research studies that seek to test the hypothesis that an anatomic radial head arthroplasty is superior to non-anatomic arthroplasty or spacer options. Responsive proposals may include pilot feasibility trials; however, studies proposing novel outcomes or methods for testing this hypothesis within the grant resources available are preferred.
What Orthopaedic Trauma Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 12
- Total given
- $394K
- Median grant
- $32K
- Range
- $11K–$80K
- By dollars: Illinois 27%, California 20%, Massachusetts 17%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 75% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Johns Hopkins University · Chicago, IL
Research
$80K
University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD
Research
$60K
State University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA
Research
$40K
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA
Research
$40K
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic · Boston, MA
Research
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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