Research Awards & Grants

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.

• 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  

• 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.