Funder: Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Due Dates: November 17, 2026 (RFA release) | December 17, 2026 (LOI) | February 17, 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: $100,000 over two years ($50,000 per year)
Summary: Supports investigator-initiated orthopaedic research on biologic reconstruction, bone regeneration, allografts, and stem cells for graft transplantation.
Key Information: PIs must be U.S.-licensed orthopaedic surgeons working at U.S. institutions or PhD faculty in U.S. orthopaedic departments.
Description
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) offers this grant to support investigator-initiated research in biologic reconstruction, bone regeneration, and transplantation involving allografts, including stem cells for graft transplantation. The program strongly encourages multidisciplinary research and welcomes new investigators who have demonstrated sustained research interest and excellence in training.
OREF encourages well-crafted basic, translational, and clinical orthopaedic studies with clear clinical relevance and results that have practical application. Proposals should make that relevance explicit in the abstract and specific aims, and evident in the title and study design. Within this broader research framework, this grant concentrates on the science of biologic reconstruction and graft transplantation.
