Awards & Grants

Research Awards & Grants

St. Giles Young Investigator Award

Amount: Up to $30,000 total
Grants/Year: 1
Duration: 1-2 years (Proposal budgets should be detailed with this in mind)
Focus: The St. Giles Young Investigator Award is to be used for educational research endeavors 
Description:

The award is to be given to a Candidate or an Active member of any age who has been a POSNA member for 5 years or less and who has less than 5 years of practice as of January 1st of the year of submission. Monies may include travel to centers of excellence to learn new techniques and skills.
Scoring Criteria: The grant application will be evaluated based on the following criteria:   
  • significance, impact, and relevance to the POSNA mission  
  • originality/innovation 
  • scientific quality of the proposed study 
  • investigator(s) track record 
  • feasibility 
  • potential for future funding  
Additional Information: Applicant must submit a CV with a statement of career goals. 

Applicants may apply for both the St. Giles Young Investigator Award and one of the POSNA Grants but must complete the grant application, check the box for the award they qualify for, and submit any other items required for that specific award. 

Questions? Please contact Traci Russell at russell@posna.org (630) 478-0483
Eligibility Criteria:
  • The Principal Investigator must be a Candidate or Active member of POSNA in good standing with less than 5 years of practice as of January 1st of the year of submission. 
  • Non-orthopaedic surgeon MDs, PhDs, or DVMs are eligible to apply if affiliated with an orthopaedic department and working with an orthopaedic surgeon/POSNA member who is the Co-PI. 
  • Current grant or award recipients, with the exception of current microgrant recipients, cannot apply for a future grant as a PI, as one of multiple investigators, or as a co-investigator until the current award/grant research is completed and all final reports and expense reports have been submitted and accepted. An exception can be made if a co-investigator is due less than $5,000 for the remaining timeline of the grant, inclusive of any payment made during the current calendar year.