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Grant Opportunities

The AOSSM Research Mission

To enhance value in sports medicine through the development, promotion, and encouragement of cutting-edge research that improves patient care.

AOSSM grant opportunities and application forms are available on Proposal Central. Request for Applications (RFA) and grant guidelines can be accessed for each AOSSM grant opportunity. All applicants must login or create a Proposal Central account to apply for AOSSM grant opportunities.

Generally, applications go through pre-review in February. Final proposals are submitted May through June. Notifications begin in July for projects to begin in August.

AOSSM Grant and Research Awards Cycle (2024-2025)

Grant Name
# of Grants
Award Amount
Call for Submissions
Submission Deadline

Submission Review

Announcements
1 Basic
1 Clinical
$40,000
$40,000

Pre-Proposals: February

May 15
June
Pre-review done in July; Full Submissions Invited
Full Proposals: July
September 1
October
November
1
$20,000
March
July 31
September
October
1
$50,000
March
August 15
September
November
1-2
$25,000 each
Letters of Intent: March
May 15
July (At Annual Meeting)
July (At Annual Meeting)
1
$5,000
Abstracts: July (with Annual Meeting Abstract Submission)
September 3
October
Pre-review done in October and finalists selected
Full Manuscripts: November
January 1
January
March
1

$5,000

Abstracts: July (with Annual Meeting Abstract Submission)
September 3
October
Pre-review done in October and finalists selected
Full Manuscripts: November
January 1
January
March
1
$2,000
Abstracts: July (with Annual Meeting Abstract Submission)
September 3
October

Pre-review done in October and finalists selected

Full Manuscripts: November
January 1
January
March

AOSSM offers the following to support continued research in orthopaedic sports medicine:

Return to Play Clinical Research

AOSSM in coordination with and generous support from Arthrex, The Aircast Foundation, The Forum, and J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society, is offering one grant of up to $200,000 to support a clinical research project investigating return to play after musculoskeletal injury. Studies investigating clinical outcomes related to accelerated return to play utilizing innovative technology and techniques are strongly encouraged and will be a factor in the review process.

Steven P. Arnoczky Young Investigator Grant

This grant opportunity offers up to $40,000 to support early-career surgeons in clinical and basic science research (up to $80,000 total). The grant also aims to help train early-career surgeons to lead research projects, from hypothesis generation to experiment design, execution, and result interpretation, with guidance from an experienced mentor or team.

Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcomes Research Grant

Dr. Sandy Kirkley championed rigorous randomized controlled trials in orthopaedic sports medicine. She believed the field should match the evidence standards of nonsurgical specialties. In her honor, a $20,000 grant offers seed or supplemental funding for outcome research or pilot studies.

Playmaker Grant Lab

Sponsored by The Aircast Foundation

This research grant opportunity aims to advance exploratory projects by providing start-up funding, seed money, bridge/gap funding, or supplemental funding for an ambitious investigative team. Criteria and metrics utilized in the proposed study must be determined by best scientific evidence and designed to improve the understanding of an emerging or novel technology in orthopaedic sports medicine. Studies involving human subjects will receive priority.

AOSSM-JRF Ortho Allograft Grant

In coordination with and support from JRF Ortho, AOSSM is offering one grant of up to $50,000 to support a basic science or clinical research project to advance insight into meniscal or osteochondral allografts. Applications must describe a basic science or a clinical research project surrounding viable Osteochondral Allograft (OCA) transplantation or meniscus allograft transplantation of the knee. Criteria and metrics utilized in the study must be determined by best scientific evidence or best demonstrated practices and designed to improve the understanding of, and research evidence regarding, OCA or meniscus allograft transplantation. Proposals with translational or advancement of clinical care will be reviewed favorably.

Osteoarthritis Grant

The Osteoarthritis Research Grant provides up to $50,000 to support a research project related to the early and/or the prevention of OA progression.

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