Awards & Grants

Research Awards & Grants

Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award

Amount: Up to $30,000 total
Grants/Year: 1
Duration: 1-2 years (Proposal budgets should be detailed with this in mind)
Focus: Award is to be given to an outstanding researcher for excellence and promise in pediatric orthopaedics, who is an Active member of POSNA.
Description:

The Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award is made possible through the generosity of the St. Giles Foundation and the Huene Family.
 
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: The applicant must submit a CV with a statement of career goals as well as a document detailing past accomplishments (1 page). 

Applicants may apply for both the Arthur H. Huene Memorial 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 Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award is available to investigators 45 years of age or older as of January 1st of the year of submission. 
  • The Principal Investigator must be an Active member of POSNA.  
  • 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.