2009 Grant--Foot and Ankle Care
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
All Regions
12/01/2008
$20,000

AOFAS Research Grants Program

Call for 2009 Grant Applications: Deadline Dec. 1, 2008

Recognizing the importance of research to advancing foot and ankle care, the AOFAS has doubled grant awards for 2009, raising the funding level per grant from $10,000 to $20,000. Applications are reviewed by the Research Committee using a blinded NIH-style process, and research grants are awarded on a competitive basis.

The AOFAS Research Committee invites applications for one year research grants in amounts up to $20,000. The goal of the Research Grants Program is to advance foot and ankle investigation by providing seed funding for promising research projects and to encourage supplemental submissions to national funding sources.

Eligibility for grant funding is a benefit of membership in AOFAS, and the principle or co-principle project investigator must be an AOFAS Active Member, Associate Member - Osteopathic, Candidate Member or International Member. A principle investigators or co-investigator will not be awarded more than two grants in any four consecutive years. Research Committee members and its ad hoc reviewers may not submit applications in the year are reviewing applications.

The AOFAS Research Grants Program is funded by generous donations from individuals and corporations to the Outreach & Education Fund and the Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation.

Questions?? Contact the AOFAS office at aofasinfo@aofas.org or 800-235-4855 or 847-698-4654

American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
6300 N. River Road, Suite 510, Rosemont, IL 60018
800-235-4855 or 847-698-4654 (outside US)

Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedist, Orthotist, Physiatrist , Physical Therapist, Physician Researcher
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Awards
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Current Concepts Institute
All Regions
04/01/2009
$2,000
OREF and Current Concepts in Joint Replacement (CCJR) meetings, through the auspices of the Current Concepts Institute (CCI), announce two awards of $2,000 each recognizing excellence in completed investigations focusing on health care policy, clinical outcomes, or translational research that has immediate clinical impact in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. All orthopaedic surgeons who have completed residency and/or fellowship training, including those in private practice, are eligible. Clinicians are encouraged to apply. Recipients will be selected through OREF’s independent peer-review process.

Successful primary authors/Award Recipients will be given the opportunity to present their papers at the next following CCJR meeting before an international orthopaedic surgeon audience, and will join a faculty comprised of orthopaedic thought leaders. The Award Recipients’ presentations will be included in the corresponding meeting’s enduring archive, and will be considered for publication. As a faculty member, Award Recipients’ travel expenses will be reimbursed by CCI. Submission guidelines for Project Year 2009.

Submission Deadlines

October 15, 2008
April 1, 2009

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