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Upcoming and Open Grants

Grant application deadlines and requirements vary, so please read each grant description carefully. RFAs may be accessed on proposalCentral once the grant opens. RFAs include all eligibility requirements.

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Closed Grants: grants listed below may open for another grant cycle pending funding availability and other factors. Please visit the Grant Programs page for a list of currently scheduled grants.

  • OREF Career Development Grant (2023 funding)
  • OREF Prospective Clinical Research Grant (2023 funding)
  • OREF New Investigator Grant (2023 funding)
  • OREF/OTA Enhancing Recovery from Soft-Tissue Injury Occurring in Conjunction with Skeletal Trauma Research Grant funded by Arthrex
  • OREF Skeletal Metastases and Pathological Fractures Research Grant in Collaboration with the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
  • Friedenberg Mentored Clinician Scientist Grant
  • OREF Resident Clinician-Scientist Research Grant
  • Sports Medicine Multicenter Research Grant
  • OREF Etiology of Hip Osteoarthritis Grant in Honor of William H. Harris, MD
  • OREF Treatment of Osteoarthritis Research Grant funded by the Arthritis Foundation
  • The OREF Impact of Regulatory Policies on the Patient-Physician Relationship Research Grant in Honor of Sigvard Hansen, MD
  • Resident Research Project Grant RD2

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OREF/Goldberg Arthritis Research Grant
Funding: $50,000
Grant Description: Encourages new investigators by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects that address issues related to the treatment of arthritis with an emphasis on arthroplasty.
Eligibility: An orthopaedic surgeon principal investigator (PI) who is licensed to practice in and working in an institution in the United States. A PhD may serve as the PI but must hold a faculty appointment in an orthopaedic department at an institution in the United States. A DVM may serve as the PI, but must have a primary appointment in an orthopaedic department. The PI must be a new investigator who has not received an R01 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant or its equivalent (e.g., VA, DOD, NSF) in the role of PI. 
Important Dates: This grant opens September 15, 2022.
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OREF/ASES/Rockwood Clinical Shoulder Research Grant
Funding: $50,000
Grant Description: OREF, in partnership with American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) and Dr. Charles Rockwood, encourages new investigators to conduct research in the area of shoulder care.
Eligibility: PI or Co-PI must be an orthopaedic surgeon. PhDs and DVMs are eligible if affiliated with an orthopaedic department. PI/Co-PI must be an ASES member. 
Important Dates: This grant opens September 15, 2022. 
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OREF Resident Research Project Grant - Round 1
Funding: $5,000 (Four grants are available.)
Grant Description: Provides funding to residents who are interested in research. Covers research expenses, but not salary or travel. Work should clearly be achievable by the resident as a free-standing project even when it is a part of a larger work.
Eligibility: The applicant (PI) must be an orthopaedic surgery resident in an ACGME-Accredited orthopaedic program in the United States.

Note: The Resident Research Project Grant is offered two times per year. For 2023 funding, the grant will open in September 2022 and March 2023. Please choose the cycle that most closely aligns with your research rotation. Residents will be allowed to submit one application per year. 
Important Dates: This grant opens September 15, 2022. Important: A Letter of Intent must be submitted by October 17, 2022. Investigators whose LOI/proposals are selected to move forward will receive an invitation to complete the application process.
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