Kappa Delta Awards and OREF Clinical Research Award

Eligibility

For All Research Awards:

• Manuscripts must be original and written specifically for this award.
• Authors should identify the award for which their manuscript is considered most appropriate on the first page of the application (REQUIRED FORM)
• Authors should indicate if the manuscript has been submitted previously, and, if any of the authors have previously won a Kappa Delta Award or OREF Clinical Research Award. Previous recipients of the Kappa Delta Award of OREF Clinical Research Award as Primary Investigator cannot apply for the same award twice. Co-Investigators of either award may apply for the same award that was previously won under the Primary Investigators name.

For the Kappa Delta and Kappa Delta Young Investigator Awards:

• Manuscripts should focus on the results of the author's basic and/or clinical research that relates to the musculoskeletal system.
• The principal investigator submitting a manuscript for the Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award must an independent investigator under 40 years of age or no more than seven years beyond training. The Young Investigator must have completed all formal training, including postdoctoral fellowship. The cover page should indicate the eligibility (statement of age or year training completed).
• Investigators submitting a manuscript for the Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award must include a letter of support from the laboratory director or department chair.

For the OREF Clinical Research Award:

• Manuscripts must involve clinical research related directly to musculoskeletal disease or injury.
• Basic science studies that involve human tissues will not be considered in this category.

Summary

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is soliciting manuscripts for the 2023 Kappa Delta Awards and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Clinical Research Award. Up to two $20,000 Kappa Delta awards (Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award and Ann Doner Vaughan Award), one $20,000 Kappa Delta Young Investigator award, and one $20,000 OREF award will be bestowed, provided manuscripts of requisite quality are submitted.

Manuscripts should represent a large body of cohesive scientific work generally reflecting years of investigation. Manuscripts must be submitted by members (or candidate members) of the AAOS, ORS, Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA), or Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society (CORS).

Application deadlines

Program application deadline

Submissions are due no later than 11:59 p.m. C.D.T. on July 1, 2024. 

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