Musculoskeletal Conditions Grants

Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/DePuy Career Development Grant in Women’s Musculoskeletal Health

Applications due September 15, 2010

With support from DePuy Orthopaedics, this Award will help train and develop female orthopaedic surgeons to improve knowledge in the area of women’s musculoskeletal health, and enhance the understanding of gender and diversity differences in the outcomes of orthopaedic procedures. The candidate must be a female orthopaedic surgeon who is a member of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society. PhDs and DVMs are eligible to apply if affiliated with an orthopaedic department and working with an orthopaedic surgeon who is the principal investigator. The amount of the award is $45,000 for one year.

For more information please contact:

Jean McGuire, V.P., Grants (847) 384-4348
Mary Marino, Grants Administrator (847) 384-4359

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
6300 N. River Road Suite 700
Rosemont, IL 60018-4261

Tel: (847) 698-9980 Fax: (847) 698-7806
Email: communications@oref.org

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant

Applications due September 15, 2010

This grant provides seed money and start-up funding for a new investigator doing research in the topic areas of stem cells and orthopaedic allograft research. One grant totaling up to $100,000 for a maximum time period of two years is available, conditional upon annual review, thanks to generous support from the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. Clinical relevance must be clearly noted in the abstract and specific aims, and be explicit in both the project title and the study design. The principal investigator or the co-principal investigator must be an orthopaedic surgeon. PhDs and DVMs are eligible if they are affiliated with an orthopaedic department and working with an orthopaedic surgeon who is the principal investigator or co-principal investigator. Funds may not be used for salary. Applications for projects of a clinical or basic science nature will be accepted.

For more information please contact:

Jean McGuire, V.P., Grants (847) 384-4348
Mary Marino, Grants Administrator (847) 384-4359

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
6300 N. River Road Suite 700
Rosemont, IL 60018-4261

Tel: (847) 698-9980 Fax: (847) 698-7806
Email: communications@oref.org

Orthopaedic Research Society Women's Leadership Award

Deadline - October 15, 2010

The ORS Women's Leadership Award is given every year to recognize a woman biologist, clinician, or engineer who, throughout her professional lifetime, has made significant contributions to the understanding of the musculoskeletal system and musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. She will have also demonstrated outstanding leadership through service to the professional community and mentorship of colleagues and trainees.

The selection is made by the ORS Women's Leadership Forum upon review of all nominations/applications.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Nominee must be an ORS member* in good standing
Nominations/applications for this award must be received by the ORS Women's Leadership Forum by October 15 (self nominations are accepted).
CV and a brief letter outlining achievements must be received for each candidate/nominee.

*Note:
- If you are not a member of the ORS, but would like to apply to be eligible for this award, visit our membership section of our website for an application.

HONORARIUM

• honorarium of $500
• commemorative plaque

The winner must be present at the ORS Annual Meeting to accept the award

HOW TO APPLY

To personally apply or nominate a colleague for the Women's Leadership Award, please email the ORS office at lewsza@ors.org by OCTOBER 15.

A nomination package must include:

Nomination Letter

Brief Letter Outlining Achievements

Curriculum Vitae

Only complete submission packages will be considered for review.

For further information, please contact the ORS office at lewsza@ors.org

Orthopaedic Research Society
6300 N. River Road, Suite 727
Rosemont, IL 60018-4226

Phone: 847-698-1625
Fax: (847) 823-4921
Email: Ors@ors.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association Research Infrastructure Grant

The Infrastructure Grant is designed to fund the development of infrastructure — tools, techniques or services — that will be of use to the neuromuscular disease research community for the purpose of therapy development. Although the need for the proposed infrastructure can be presented in the context of a specific research project or projects, the grant will ultimately be evaluated on the need for the infrastructure by the community at large, and on the applicant’s specific plan for making this resource available to the community. Collaboration and compatibility of the proposal with relevant existing infrastructure is encouraged.

Letter of Intent: September 15, 2010
Grant Application: October 15, 2010
Start Date: July 1, 2011

The applicant should be a professional or faculty member at an appropriate educational, medical or research institution who is qualified to conduct and supervise a program of original research. The applicant should hold a Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science or equivalent degree.

Examples of acceptable infrastructure projects include, but are not limited to, development of databases, core facilities (e.g., vector production, muscle imaging, drug screening), microarray chips, animal model resources, tissue repositories, and components of clinical research networks.

Contact
Elizabeth Habeeb-Louks
3300 E. Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 615-6704
(520) 529-5454 (fax)
elouks@mdavp.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association Research Grants Programs

MDA supports research aimed at developing treatments for the muscular dystrophies and related diseases of the neuromuscular system. These are the muscular dystrophies (among which are Duchenne and Becker); motor neuron diseases (including ALS and SMA); the peripheral nerve disorders (CMT and Friedreich's ataxia); inflammatory myopathies; disorders of the neuromuscular junction; metabolic diseases of muscle as well as other myopathies.

RESEARCH GRANT

To be eligible to apply for an MDA research grant, an applicant must:

1. Hold a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) or equivalent degree (i.e. D.O.);
2. Be a professional or faculty member (Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor) at an appropriate educational, medical or research institution;
3. Be qualified to conduct and mentor a program of original research within their own laboratory;
4. Assume both administrative and financial responsibility for the grant; and
5. Have access to institutional resources necessary to conduct the proposed research project.

Proposals from applicants outside the United States will be considered for projects of highest priority to MDA and when, in addition to the applicant's having met the requirements noted above the applicant's country of residence may not have adequate sources of financial support for biomedical research.

NOTE: To apply for a Research Grant, you must be an independent investigator, i.e., not a trainee, not a post-doctoral fellow, not a research assistant, not a research associate and not under the supervision of another person (Principal Investigator/Independent Investigator) who is directing the research.

DEVELOPMENT GRANT

MDA will consider an application for a research grant from a candidate who may be a member of a research team in the laboratory of an independent investigator (Principal Investigator) under whose guidance the applicant will be given flexibility to conduct a neuromuscular disease research project.

To be eligible for a Development Grant, an applicant must:

1. Hold a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) or equivalent degree (i.e. D.O.);
2. Be a member of a research team at an appropriate institution;
3. Be qualified to conduct a program of original research under the supervision of a Principal Investigator;
4. Have an acceptable research plan for a specific disease in MDA's program;
5. Have access to institutional resources necessary to conduct the proposed research project; and
6. Have eighteen (18) months of post-doctoral research laboratory training at the time of application, but no more than 5 years (60 months).

TENURE

Awards are for either one, two or three years for all grant types.

AWARDS

Funding levels for primary Research Grants are unlimited. Development grants are a maximum of $60,000 per year. Overhead is limited to a maximum of 10% percent of direct costs to be included in the total amount of the grant request.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

A pre-proposal form must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL® to formally request an application for an MDA research grant. Requests for applications can be submitted anytime prior to the applicable deadline date.

Applications are not open to institutions for general distribution.

Only two grant review rounds are held each year.
Only one "letter of intent" is permitted per grant review round.

Deadline dates

Spring Review Letter of Intent: December 15

Fall Review Letter of Intent: June 15

Muscular Dystrophy Association
Grants Manager - Research Department
3300 E. Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 529-2000
(520) 529-5454 (fax)
grants@mdausa.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association Research Grants Programs

MDA supports research aimed at developing treatments for the muscular dystrophies and related diseases of the neuromuscular system. These are the muscular dystrophies (among which are Duchenne and Becker); motor neuron diseases (including ALS and SMA); the peripheral nerve disorders (CMT and Friedreich's ataxia); inflammatory myopathies; disorders of the neuromuscular junction; metabolic diseases of muscle as well as other myopathies.

RESEARCH GRANT

To be eligible to apply for an MDA research grant, an applicant must:

1. Hold a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) or equivalent degree (i.e. D.O.);
2. Be a professional or faculty member (Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor) at an appropriate educational, medical or research institution;
3. Be qualified to conduct and mentor a program of original research within their own laboratory;
4. Assume both administrative and financial responsibility for the grant; and
5. Have access to institutional resources necessary to conduct the proposed research project.

Proposals from applicants outside the United States will be considered for projects of highest priority to MDA and when, in addition to the applicant's having met the requirements noted above the applicant's country of residence may not have adequate sources of financial support for biomedical research.

NOTE: To apply for a Research Grant, you must be an independent investigator, i.e., not a trainee, not a post-doctoral fellow, not a research assistant, not a research associate and not under the supervision of another person (Principal Investigator/Independent Investigator) who is directing the research.

DEVELOPMENT GRANT

MDA will consider an application for a research grant from a candidate who may be a member of a research team in the laboratory of an independent investigator (Principal Investigator) under whose guidance the applicant will be given flexibility to conduct a neuromuscular disease research project.

To be eligible for a Development Grant, an applicant must:

1. Hold a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) or equivalent degree (i.e. D.O.);
2. Be a member of a research team at an appropriate institution;
3. Be qualified to conduct a program of original research under the supervision of a Principal Investigator;
4. Have an acceptable research plan for a specific disease in MDA's program;
5. Have access to institutional resources necessary to conduct the proposed research project; and
6. Have eighteen (18) months of post-doctoral research laboratory training at the time of application, but no more than 5 years (60 months).

TENURE

Awards are for either one, two or three years for all grant types.

AWARDS

Funding levels for primary Research Grants are unlimited. Development grants are a maximum of $60,000 per year. Overhead is limited to a maximum of 10% percent of direct costs to be included in the total amount of the grant request.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

A pre-proposal form must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL® to formally request an application for an MDA research grant. Requests for applications can be submitted anytime prior to the applicable deadline date.

Applications are not open to institutions for general distribution.

Only two grant review rounds are held each year.
Only one "letter of intent" is permitted per grant review round.

Deadline dates

Spring Review Letter of Intent: December 15

Fall Review Letter of Intent: June 15

Muscular Dystrophy Association
Grants Manager - Research Department
3300 E. Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 529-2000
(520) 529-5454 (fax)
grants@mdausa.org

Research Committee of the Arthroscopy Association of North America Research Awards & Grants

The Research Committee of the Arthroscopy Association of North America is accepting manuscripts/applications for consideration for research grants and other research awards. These awards and grants are for clinical or basic science research in the field of arthroscopic surgery or disorders amenable to arthroscopic treatment.

Awards/Grants Available

* Resident/Fellow Essay Award (2)

o $1,000 honorarium
o Award certificate
o Presentation of paper at AANA's Annual Meeting
o Submission of the paper for consideration for publication in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

* Richard O'Connor Award

o $2,000 honorarium
o Award certificate
o Presentation of paper at AANA's Annual Meeting
o Submission of the paper for consideration for publication in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

* Scholarships (2)

o Expense paid trip to AANA Fall Course or AANA Master's Experience Course at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont.
o Presentation of paper at AANA's Annual Meeting
o Submission of the paper for consideration for publication in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

* Research Grants

o The Research Grant amounts vary depending on need and quality of work submitted.
o Directed Educational Efficacy Research Grant

Deadline

The next deadline for submission is December 1, 2010. Applications will be available by September.

Association Headquarters

6300 North River Road, Suite 104
Rosemont, IL 60018

Tel: (847) 292-2262
Fax: (847) 292-2268

Arthroscopy Journal Offices

CompRehab Plaza
131 Miller Street
Winston Salem, NC 27130

Tel: (336) 716-8458
Fax: (336) 716-8448

American Academy of Neurology Foundation/ALS Association Clinician-Scientist Development Three-Year Award

The ALS Association and the American Academy of Neurology Foundation are pleased to announce a three-year Clinician-Scientist Development Award to support research into drug discovery and development of therapies that will effectively treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Application Deadline is October 1, 2010

Developed as part of The ALS Association's research program TREAT ALS (Translational Research Advancing Therapy for ALS), the award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and encourage young investigators in clinical studies. The three year award will consist of an annual salary of $75,000 plus a $5,000 institutional award. Only direct costs will be funded by this award.

For More Information
Terry Heinz
Grants Administrator
theinz@aan.com
(651) 695-2746

American Academy of Neurology Foundation/Parkinson's Disease Foundation Clinician-Scientist Development Three-Year Award

The Parkinson's Disease Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology Foundation are pleased to announce a three-year Clinician-Scientist Development Award to support a clinician scientist's research related to Parkinson's Disease.

Application Deadline is October 1, 2010

The award aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and encourage young investigators in clinical studies. The three-year award will consist of an annual salary of $75,000, plus $5,000 per year in educational expenses. Only direct costs will be funded by this award.

For More Information
Terry Heinz
Grants Administrator
theinz@aan.com
(651) 695-2746

Scoliosis Research Society Research Grant Program

Application deadline October 1, 2010

Faxed applications will not be accepted.

Applicants do not need to be members of the SRS.

Funds are for work to be performed, not works in progress or already completed.

All correspondence will be sent to the primary investigator. It is the responsibility of the primary investigator to provide information to co-investigators.

The SRS Research Grant program was not developed to support research for independent manufacturers, industry development or personal business financial gain. SRS will be sensitive to this issue and avoid funding these projects.

If grant is awarded, you must submit your findings as an abstract to the SRS Annual Meeting, with no guarantee of acceptance, before submitting to any other meeting.

SRS must be cited as the source of funding in any publication, presentation or in any publicity resulting from the award or its results.

The Research Grant Committee feels the following topics are important areas for research. This list is not all-inclusive and should not deter other areas of spinal pathology research.

-- Evidence Based Medicine
-- Idiopathic scoliosis
-- Etiology
-- Non-op and operative treatment
-- 3D deformity of the spine and thorax
-- Adult deformity
-- Treatment and outcomes

Osteoporosis
-- Osteoporotic spine fractures
-- how it impacts scoliosis kyphosis management
-- how it relates to spinal deformity and instrumentation

--Early onset scoliosis treatment
-- Sagittal imbalance
-- Congenital scoliosis
-- Neuromuscular spinal deformity
-- Deformity and reconstruction arising from spine and sacral tumor treatment
-- Thoracic insufficiency children associated with spinal deformity
--Pulmonary outcome sequeallae following common natural history of spine deformity and treatment history.

SRS is an International Association.
Our administrative office is located at:

555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823 USA
Phone: 1-414-289-9107
Fax: 1-414-276-3349
Email: info@srs.org
Web site: www.srs.org