ORS Early Career Outreach Travel Award
Forecasted
ORS Early Career Outreach Travel Award supports early-career volunteers’ travel and lodging for Open Door outreach, introducing middle school students to musculoskeletal science and professional pathways.
This grant was recently updated
Applications for the Early Career Outreach Travel Award have changed from open to closed. The associated 2027 Open Door event has moved from the Moscone Convention Center to the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Funder: Orthopaedic Research Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 10 awards of $300 each toward travel and lodging
Summary: Supports early-career ORS volunteers who introduce middle school students to musculoskeletal science through the ORS Open Door outreach program.
Key Information: Applicants must hold an eligible ORS membership and commit to the full outreach event and online planning meetings.
Description
The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Early Career Outreach Travel Award helps offset travel and lodging expenses for volunteers assisting with ORS Open Door, an outreach event held in conjunction with the ORS Annual Meeting. The program introduces students to orthopaedic and musculoskeletal science, professional pathways, and the work of ORS members. It particularly focuses on BIPOC and underrepresented minority students and first-generation students in STEM.
The described 2027 program serves middle school students choosing their educational trajectory through short career talks, a discussion panel, and hands-on workshops and demonstrations. Award recipients may help plan programming, moderate questions, support workshops, or lead small groups. Volunteers new to STEM outreach can learn alongside ORS members with longstanding outreach experience.
