Sponsor Deadline:
Aug 16, 2021
Letter of Intent Deadline:
Jun 8, 2021
Sponsor:
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation OREF
UI Contact:
Updated Date:
May 12, 2021
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation OREF
Grant applications are now available for investigator-driven topics as well as pain management, total joint replacement and resident research. Grants from $5,000 to $300,000 are available to eligible applicants.
For more information, please visit www.oref.org/grants
Grants Requiring LOI, due June 8, 2021
Letters of Intent (LOI) must be completed for the grants listed below. If your LOI is selected to advance, you will be invited to complete a full proposal.
- Career Development Grant provides $300,000 over three years to encourage investigators to commit to scientific research. Research may be basic, translational, clinical, and/or health services.
- OREF Total Joint Replacement Research Grant in Memory of Jorge O. Galante, MD, provides $300,000 over three years for investigator-initiated proposals focused on total joint replacement.
- OREF and The Aircast Foundation Orthopaedic Research Grant provides $100,000 over two years for research on either pediatric or adult orthopaedic conditions with the goal of improving long-term outcomes and patient independence from more extensive surgical interventions or the reliance on pharmacological and other medical dependencies.
- New Investigator Grant provides $50,000 to advance the scientific training of the next generation of orthopaedic physician-scientists by providing seed and start-up funding for promising research projects.
Additional funding opportunities, due August 16, 2021
- OREF Multimodal Musculoskeletal Perioperative Pain Management Grant In Collaboration with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation provides $50,000 in funding for investigator-initiated research proposals focused on the broad area of perioperative musculoskeletal pain management.
- Friedenberg Mentored Clinician-Scientist Grant provides $20,000 in funding to promote the development of new clinician scientists who have demonstrated success as both a clinician and a researcher. It also 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.
- Resident Research Project Grant RD2 provides $5,000 in funding to residents who are interested in research. These grants are offered several times throughout the year, but you may submit only one application per grant year. Please apply during the time frame that most closely aligns with your research rotation in the labs.