ORS continues to invest in the future of our musculoskeletal research and orthopaedic communities through our rigorous mentoring and training programs. One of our most successful, long-term programs has been our grant writing program. This program has provided our orthopaedic research community with the tools and resources needed to write a compelling grant to ensure the success of their research program.
Course Curriculum
The course includes online lectures covering cover the basics of writing a compelling grant application and a separate full-day, in-person interactive workshop at the ORS Annual Meeting. The workshop offers participants the opportunity to prepare, revise, and review a Specific Aims Page or a full proposal with expert faculty.
The online portion of the course consists of 28 individual lectures with 8 learning modules and a total of 9 hours of learning.
- Each individual lecture is approximately 10 – 15 minutes in length.
- The online course is designed to be taken in chronological order. Of course, you can listen and revisit each module as often as you’d like.
- This course offers office hours with faculty, an informal Q&A with selected faculty and live webinars. Details will be sent to all course participants at a later date.
The next in-person portion of the course will take place at the ORS 2026 Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Faculty
The program is taught by a diverse and multi-disciplinary faculty including engineers, biologists, and orthopaedic surgeons who have been successful in obtaining federal research funding. The faculty will offer practical insights on designing impactful basic, translational, and clinical grant proposals, with an emphasis on how to effectively communicate ideas to reviewers. Visit this page to view the disclosures for this course.
Who Would Benefit From This Course?
This program provides the orthopaedic research community of residents, surgeons, basic scientists, and engineers with the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to write a successful grant application. All career levels and disciplines in the field of musculoskeletal research and research relating to orthopaedics will benefit from the course.
Enrollment
The NEW LearnORS Enrollment allows individual learners and multi-user groups to:
- Become an ORS Member and purchase the Courses at discounted pricing
- Access all LearnORS Courses offered with a single registration
Scientific Courses
Art of Grant Writing
Orthopaedic Basic Science
Principles of Clinical Research
ORS Member rate = $250/Course
Non-Member rate = $350/Course
Career Development Courses
Enhanced Writing and Publication Skills
ORS Member rate = $90/Course
Non-Member rate = $120/Course
ORS Member rate = $29/Course
Non-Member rate = $59/Course
LearnORS Bundle (Best Value) – ALL 5 Courses
ORS Member rate = $825
Non-Member rate = $1,125
Learn ORS Residency Bundle
This purchasing option allows a Residency Program to purchase access to all LearnORS Courses for as many residents as they have in their Program.