ORS Career Development Fellowship

The ORS Special Projects Committee is requesting applications for the Carreer Development Fellowship Award. Deadline to submit an application is November 15.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

PURPOSE
This fellowship program is intended to serve many purposes, including educational (for the candidate and the host institutions), to promote interchange of ideas, and, importantly, to foster the cross-discipline collaborations and communications that are a hallmark of the future of orthopaedic research. We also hope that this will provide an opportunity to the candidate to broaden their experience, strengthen their research productivity and focus, and prepare them for educational and leadership roles in our field.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicant must be a member* in good standing of the ORS. Prior recipients of the ORS Career Development (or former Traveling Fellowship) are not eligible.

Suneel S. Apte, MBBS, D.Phil.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Recipient of 2002 ORS Career Development Fellowship Award
“This is one of the unique opportunities available to members of the ORS... I was able to use this opportunity to advantage at a critical point in my career. My advice to potential applicants is to think broadly and to use the funds as venture capital to invest in the future. [This program] helped me to see how leading scientists think, how they build their laboratories, and how they integrate into their institutions. Exposure to cutting edge approaches of doing protein chemistry has directly translated into visible improvements in our research and resulted in stronger grant applications. The exposure to other centers of excellence has made us more ambitious, and inspired us to continually seek to take our research to the next level. I encourage all qualified members to apply and use this opportunity to take them out of their zones of comfort toward the enhancements of their careers. Not many professional societies offer such an opportunity, and I am grateful to the ORS for it.”

INSTRUCTIONS
The original completed application and six copies should be sent by November 15 to:

1. Special Projects Committee
   Orthopaedic Research Society
   6300 N. River Road, Suite 727
   Rosemont, IL 60018-4226

2. Include a full Curriculum Vitae with your application.
   
3. A 1-3 page clearly written plan should be included with your application indicating how this will impact your research and career, how you plan to use the resources available to you at the host institution. The fellowship must be completed by December 31 of the following year.
   
   • Applications should spend at least one full week at each site;
   • Total time for the fellowship should be at least three weeks, but there is not an upper limit on the number of days spent at any single site.
     
4. Include a detailed budget and timetable for the fellowship. Please note that the maximum level of support is $7,500.00 and may include expenses for traveling, living costs and supplies


5. Letters of recommendation from two (2) sponsors are required. Sponsors need not be ORS members.


6. Letters of support from mentors at laboratories you intend to visit are also required.


7. Six copies of the completed application, CV, written plan, letters of recommendation, and letters of support must be included with the original application and submitted no later than November 15. Incomplete applications or those received after the deadline will not be considered.

Download Career Development Fellowship Forms

*Note - If you are not a member of ORS, but would like to apply to be eligible for this award, visit our membership section of the website for an application. Thank you for your interest.