PROMOTION
New investigators are encouraged to attend and apply for the
ORS/OREF/AAOS Research Funding Workshop
Strategies for Success: Tools for Investigators in Challenging Times
May 17-18, 2012
Long Beach, California
For more than 15 years, the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and Orthopaedic Research Education
Foundation (OREF) have offered the Grant Writing Workshop. Through this workshop, new investigators
have developed the skills and learned the strategies to successfully secure funding. The ORS and OREF
have joined forces to offer Strategies for Success: Tools for Investigators in Challenging Times—a
workshop to enable participants to obtain funding through multiple channels including National Institutes of
Health, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, orthopaedic industry, and private
foundations.
Each attendee will work one-on-one with an experienced musculoskeletal researcher who will provide
mentorship, discuss funding strategies, and offer recommendations so essential for a successful academic
career. A session on networking will enable early-career investigators to effectively collaborate among their
multidisciplinary peers and senior counterparts.
Professional relationships forged at this workshop are long-term; and mentors provide assistance in grant
application preparation until grants are funded.
This program is open to junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers. It is also open to senior
fellows or residents who are doing research. Basic and clinical investigators (PhD, MD, MS) without or with
training awards are invited to apply.
Investigators will meet May 17-18, 2012 in Long Beach, California and again January 28, 2013 just prior to
the ORS Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
Deadline to apply for the Strategies for Success is March 15, 2012. To apply for this program, please
submit all required documents along with this application to lewsza@ors.org.
ELIGIBILITY
ORS/OREF/AAOS Research Funding Workshop
Strategies for Success: Tools for Investigators in Challenging Times
Requirements for the Application Process
Eligibility Requirements:
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Junior faculty
Senior fellows, residents, or post-doctoral researchers who are doing research and have a confirmed
faculty appointment, or
Basic and clinical investigators (MD, PhD, MS) without or with training awards
Documentation Required:
1. Completed Application
2. Letter of nomination from division or department chair to include: Description of the candidate’s work
and research interest, pledge to cover the cost of round-trip airfare for both meetings, and a $495
registration fee for the full program if the candidate is selected. The full program includes a two-day
workshop: May 17-18, 2012, and a luncheon to be held during the 2013 ORS Annual Meeting: January
28, 2013.
3. NIH Biosketch of the applicant
4. Outline of a proposed grant application (1 – 2 pages)
Include: the question and specific aims and a brief description of design and methods
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Potential for success as an independent investigator in musculoskeletal research
2. Ability to benefit from the Musculoskeletal Research Career Development - Strategies for Success
3. Evidence of commitment in pursuing an academic research career in musculoskeletal research.
Notification of Acceptance:
Applicants and Division or Department Chairs will be notified of acceptance on or before March 30, 2012.
APPLICATION
ORS/OREF/AAOS Research Funding Workshop
Strategies for Success: Tools for Investigators in Challenging Times
WORKSHOP APPLICATION
May 17-18, 2012 / January 28, 2013
Application Deadline is March 15, 2012. Please email this application and all supporting documents
to lewsza@ors.org.
►Completed Application
►Letter of nomination
►NIH Biosketch of the applicant
►Outline of a proposed grant application (template)
Include: the question and specific aims and a brief description of design and methods
First Name
Last Name
Credentials
Institution
Department
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Email
Phone#
PAST & CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES / GRANT INFORMATION
Project Title
Project Funding:
Amount
Source
Type
Amount
Source
Type
Project Title
Project Funding:
Project Title
Project Funding:
Amount
Source
Research Collaborations
Discipline specialization and sub-specialty
Listing of publications
OREF Grant Recipient?
PROFILE PAGE (this page will be published in the syllabus)
Personal Statement –250-300 words
Career Goals -250-300 words
Orthopaedic Areas of Interest
Photo
Please upload your high resolution photo (minimum 300 dpi)
(double click on the image icon to upload your photo)
Type