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American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcome Research Grant

The late Dr. Sandy Kirkley was a passionate advocate for well-conducted randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of interventions in orthopaedic sports medicine. It was her strong contention that the field must "rise to the challenge of designing and implementing clinical trials that provide the same level of evidence in support of treatments as our nonsurgical colleagues demand." It is one of her intellectual legacies, then, that our profession in general and the Society specifically embrace and support outcome research that has the potential to inform evidence-based practice.

To honor the memory and spirit of Dr. Kirkley, AOSSM established a $20,000 grant that provides start-up, "seed," or supplemental funding for an outcome research project or pilot study. One grant will be awarded each year and eligible applicants are not restricted to newer investigators as is the case for the Young Investigator Grants.

Deadline: December 1, 2013

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Young Investigators Grant

The Young Investigator Grant provides awards in amounts of up to $40,000 aimed at providing "seed money," or start-up funds, for pilot projects. The principal investigator must be an early career orthopaedic surgeon, fellow, or resident with interests in sports medicine research. Any investigational team seeking such a grant must include at least one member of AOSSM in good standing.

Pre-reviews: In an effort to improve the quality and competitiveness of submissions, the AOSSM Research Committee will pre-review and critique applications prior to the final application deadline. This pre-review is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED but not required. It is anticipated that by participating in the pre-review process, the applicant's chances for funding will improve.

The pre-review will focus on:

Significance of proposed research

Scientific quality

Statistical methods

Realistic nature of goals

Long term value of results

Pilot data

Pre-Review Deadline: August 15th, 2013. You do not need to include any signatures for pre-review.

Final Deadline: December 1, 2013

Note: Final submission deadline: December 1st before midnight. Please contact Bart Mann with any questions.

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons 2014 Research Grant Program

The objective of the ASES Research Grant is to encourage new investigators by providing seed and start-up funding for promising shoulder and elbow research projects. Grants of up to $20,000, for work to be performed over 12-24 months, will be considered.

The submission deadline is Thursday, September 12, 2013.

Grants will be reviewed by the ASES Research Committee.

The period of the grant will be from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.

A. Eligibility:

1. An orthopaedic surgeon must serve as the principal or co-principal investigator.  Ph.D.’s or D.V.M.'s may serve as the principal or co-principal investigator, as long as they are affiliated with an orthopaedic department with an orthopaedic surgeon as the co-principal investigator.  (A letter from the department chairman confirming this affiliation is required.)

2. The principal investigator must be working at an institution in North America.

3. An orthopaedic resident or fellow cannot apply for a Research grant.

4. The orthopaedic surgeon must provide a statement on time to be allocated to the project each week during the 24 month time period, including percent of time and use of time.

5. A candidate who has received an NIH RO 1 grant or its equivalent as a principal investigator is not eligible for an ASES Research grant.

6. ASES will fund only one Research grant per institution per year.

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
6300 North River Rd., Suite 727
Rosemont, IL  60018

P: (847) 698-1629
F: (847) 823-0536
E: ases@aaos.org

Hand Surgery Resident & Fellow Fast-Track Seed Grants

The AFSH recognizes that hand surgery residents and fellows would benefit from a research funding mechanism that offers a small amount of funding to seed innovative projects related to hand surgery. The scope of the project is smaller, and the time to funding is faster than the traditional AFSH basic science and clinical research grants.

Eligibility: Hand surgery fellows or surgical residents in ACGME-accredited programs are eligible to apply. Funding will be limited to one applicant per institution. Up to $4,000 will be awarded per project. 

Timeline: Deadline for proposals is August 1, 2013. Applicants may be required to make revisions to their proposals prior to receiving funding.

Application process:

1.Submit an application (five pages total in Word format) consisting of:

1. Introduction of the problem

2. Purpose and hypothesis

3. Specific Aims

4. Research Methods, including statistical analysis

5. Budget

6. References

2. Submit supporting documents consisting of:

1. Letter of Support: This must be from an ASSH member and should detail how the process of mentoring will take place, including the direct role the mentor will take in the project. The letter of support will be an important component of the decision whether or not to award funding.

2. Animal or Human Subjects application

3. Curriculum vitae

Applications are due to the ASSH Central Office in electonic format. Electronic applications must be received by 11:59PM on the day of the deadline.

1. Email one electronic application in Word format to: smeyerhughes@assh.org

2. IRB documentation and letter(s) of support may be emailed as PDFs to: smeyerhughes@assh.org

Questions? Email Sarah Meyer Hughes smeyerhughes@assh.org or call (312) 880-1900.

2014–2015 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Health Policy Fellowship

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) is seeking applications for its 2014–2015 Health Policy Fellowship. The goal of the AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship is to provide the fellow with the requisite exposure, training, and skills to support health policy advocacy efforts of AAHKS. The 2-year program will provide exposure to the various legislative and regulatory bodies that affect members’ ability to render healthcare services to their patients. The deadline for Fellowship applications is Sept. 1, 2013. For more information, email bob@aahks.org