Research Grants Program supports foot and ankle researchers and their teams with pilot, small, and established studies to discover new treatments, improve patient care, and build evidence for future funding.
The application guide now specifies a limit of two AOFAS Research Grants per investigator within four consecutive years. Each investigator must now upload an individual disclosure form instead of one combined file; research strategies must omit investigator, institution and laboratory names, and other document instructions also changed.
The Arthritis Foundation/AOFAS Research Grants fund clinical studies on ankle osteoarthritis, supporting innovative approaches to diagnosis, genetics, and treatment through the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society.
Ronald and Wendy Smith Clinical Research Grant supports researchers conducting prospective studies in orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery to produce clinically important, practically applicable results.
Research Grants from AO Foundation support clinicians’ clinical, basic, and applied research on important trauma and musculoskeletal problems to advance evidence-based care and research careers.
The AOSSM-AF Hip Osteoarthritis Grant funds innovative research on hip pathology and rapid-onset osteoarthritis, advancing science and clinical care in musculoskeletal health.
Annual Research Grant Program supports researchers at osteopathic medical colleges, funding education and institutional studies to advance teaching, quality improvement and informed decision-making.