Sports Medicine Grants

Partnership for Clean Competition Research Grant Program

The Partnership for Clean Competition will support high-quality, high-impact, novel research that has a high likelihood of success and of resulting in methods or products that will advance the anti-doping field and ensure integrity in sport.

The PCC will review submitted pre-applications on a rolling basis. Applicants whose pre-applications align with PCC research objectives and show considerable potential will then be asked to submit full grant applications.

* Round 1: Pre-applications due March 1; Full applications due April 1
* Round 2: Pre-applications due July 1; Full applications due August 1
* Round 3: Pre-applications due November 1; Full applications due December 1

If you lack preliminary data to supply with your application, you may wish to apply for a one-year pilot project grant. Please indicate on your application if you are applying for a pilot project.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jill Zeldin at (719) 238-5696 or jzeldin@cleancompetition.org.

Research Priorities

* Improving existing analytical methods to detect particular drugs, e.g.,:
o GH, IGF-1
o EPO
o hCG
o discrimination of exogenous and endogenous steroids
o screening methods for common steroids
o stimulants

* Developing analytical methods to detect performance enhancing drugs not currently detectable, e.g.,:
o Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators
o Identifying designer steroids
o Autologous blood transfusions
o Other forms of enhanced oxygen transport and use

* Discovering cost effective approaches for testing widely abused substances

* Longitudinal studies to document urinary excretion patterns, metabolism and dose-concentration

* Critical Reviews of the literature from which to develop Position Papers to support interpretation of laboratory data

* Alternative specimens, (e.g., hair, sweat, saliva, interstitial fluid) for testing

* Better understanding of how banned substances are used and the implications for the long-term health consequences of athletes

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 has established a small grant of $20,000 that would provide 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.

All applications must be submitted online.

Pre-reviews for the Kirkley grant are also available. To have your application pre-reviewed, please complete a submission online by August 15th.

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 6300 N. River Road Suite 500 Rosemont, Illinois 60018

(847) 292-4900

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Young Investigator 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 investigative team seeking such a grant must include at least one member of AOSSM in good standing.

All applications must be submitted online. 

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: 1) significance of proposed research, 2) scientific quality, 3) statistical methods, 4) realistic nature of goals, 5) long term value of results, and 6) pilot data. Use the online submitter for the pre-review. You must complete an online application by August 15th in order to receive a pre-review.

Note: Final submission deadline: December 1st before midnight. Please contact Bart Mann bart@aossm.org at the Society office with any questions.

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 6300 N. River Road Suite 500 Rosemont, Illinois 60018

(847) 292-4900

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine/Genzyme Osteoarthritis Grants

AOSSM, in partnership with Genzyme Biosurgery, is pleased to announce a new research grant program to fund investigations related to Early Osteoarthritis and/or Prevention of OA Progression. This grant program reflects growing recognition of the importance of osteoarthritis within sports medicine and orthopaedics. The program is an outgrowth of the Society’s conference on post-joint injury OA held in December 2008 and it underscores Genzyme’s long standing commitment to osteoarthritis research and therapy.

Two separate grants will be offered. One will provide $50,000 per year renewable, subject to annual progress review, for three years ($150,000 total) to support a clinical research study. The second will be a one-time award of $50,000 to support a lab/basic science project to separate investigators over successive three years. Proposed studies need not relate specifically to sports injuries and should also have broad applicability to OA in the general population. Projects involving viscosupplementation will not be considered for either grant. Applications will be reviewed for their potential impact on the field, the quality of study approach, and ability of investigator and site(s) to conduct and complete the proposed research.

The Principal Investigator on all applications must be an AOSSM member who has completed his or her training. It is expected that grantees will submit the results from their funded study to AOSSM for podium presentation and to AJSM for publication. The submission deadline for both the clinical and basic science grants is August 1st, 2010. Award notices will be made on or after October 15th with a start date of January 1, 2011. Inquires can be directed to Bart Mann, AOSSM Director of Research, bart@aossm.org

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 6300 N. River Road Suite 500| Rosemont, Illinois 60018  (847) 292-4900