$250,000 in New Funding Available
Applications are now available for arthritis, shoulder, youth sports injury prevention, support for NIH K Award recipients and residents
11-20-2025 | Updated: 11-20-2025
OREF is pleased to announce the availability of more than $200,000 in new funding. Applications are now available for arthritis, osteoarthritis, shoulder, youth sports injuries and resident research, and support for NIH K Award recipients. View RFAs on ProposalCentral for complete eligibility requirements and instructions. Please note, ProposalCentral requires you to log in to see available opportunities.
Opportunities Requiring a Letter of Intent
LOIs due December 15, 2025
Letters of Intent (LOI) must be completed for the following grants. All properly submitted LOIs will be reviewed by the Research Grants Committee. If your LOI is selected to advance, you will be invited to complete a full proposal.
- OREF Osteoarthritis Research Grant provides $50,000 in funding for research that aims to help us better understand how to prevent and treat osteoarthritis, one of the most common causes of disability in adults.
- Resident Research Project Grant provides $5,000 in funding to residents who are interested in research.
Additional Opportunities
Applications due February 16, 2026
- OREF/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant provides $100,000 for research focused on the science of biologic – reconstruction, bone regeneration, transplantation - allografts, including stem cells for graft transplantation.
- OREF/ASES/Rockwood Clinical Shoulder Research Grant provides $50,000 in funding and encourages new investigators to conduct research in the area of shoulder care.
- OREF/Goldberg Arthritis Research Grant provides $50,000 in seed and start-up funding for promising research projects that address issues related to the treatment of arthritis with an emphasis on arthroplasty.
- Prevention of Musculoskeletal Youth Sports Injuries Grant provides $25,000 in startup funding or seed money for a new investigator conducting clinical and/or social research on the prevention of musculoskeletal youth sports injuries.
- Mentored Clinician Scientist Grant provides $20,000 for the development of new clinician scientists who have demonstrated success as both a clinician and a researcher. This grant allows investigators to spend dedicated time in research for a period of up to five years to develop a long and productive career in academic surgery.
