Awards, Grants & Fellowships

Recognition

Poster and Podium Presenters at the
Annual Meeting

Selected from General Annual Meeting Abstract Submission

Selected from General Annual Meeting Abstract Submission

Recognition

Section Poster and Podium Presenters
at the Annual Meeting

Selected from General Annual Meeting Abstract Submission

Selected from General Annual Meeting Abstract Submission

$1,000

Young Female Orthopaedic Researcher

June 15, 2026

Now Closed

$60,000

Female ORS Member who has a
Recent PhD in Science or Engineering

Now Closed

Now Closed

$500

10 Grants to Attend the Annual Meeting

Now Closed

Now Closed

$1,000

A Young Investigator of Tissue Regeneration

Now Closed

Now Closed

$4,000

An ISFR Researcher for Travel Related to Collaboration on Fracture Repair or
Bone Regeneration

September 28, 2026

November 20, 2026

Recognition

A Long-Standing, Productive Researcher

June 1, 2026

Now Closed

$5,000

Mid-Career ORS Member for
Commitment to Mentorship and Research

June 8, 2026

Now Closed

$500

Female Biologist, Clinician, or Engineer for Contributions to Musculoskeletal Research

June 15, 2026

Now Closed

$2,000

Mentor and Trainee Team Researching Spine, Disc, and Cartilage Biology for
Exchange Travel

Now Closed

Now Closed

Recognition (Every Other Year)

Established Meniscus Researcher

2026

2026

Recognition (Every Other Year)

Mid-Career Meniscus Researcher

Now Closed

Now Closed

Recognition

Established Meniscus Researcher

Now Open

November 9, 2026

Recognition

Early
Career Meniscus Investigator

Now Open

November 9, 2026

$5,000

A Researcher of Tissue Regeneration

August 3, 2026

October 16, 2026

Recognition

Outstanding ORS Mentors

August 3, 2026

October 16, 2026

Complimentary Annual Meeting Registration

2 Undergraduate STEM Students Who Have Not Attended an ORS Annual Meeting.

TBD

TBD

Recognition (Every Other Year)

ORS Member with a Proven Record of
Scientific Communication

Now Closed

Now Closed

Recognition (Even Numbered Year)

A Senior Scientist, Clinician or Educator
Who Has Made Contributions to
Musculoskeletal Research

Chosen by the President of the ORS Board

Chosen by the President of the ORS Board

Recognition

ORS Member for Contributions to Orthopaedics

Chosen by the President of the ORS Board

Chosen by the President of the ORS Board

$300

10 Early Career Volunteers to Attend the
Open Door Event at the Annual Meeting

Now Closed

Now Closed

$500

14 Early Career Clinician Scientists and Clinical
Investigators Attending the Annual Meeting

Now Closed

Now Closed

$2,000

Student Presenting Author of an
ORS 2026 Abstract (Student & PI must
be Section Members

Now Closed

Now Closed

$1,000

2 Meniscus Section Members
to Attend the Annual Meeting

Now Open

November 10, 2026

$5,000

A Basic Science or Clinical ORS Researcher
of the Hip, as Published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research

June 29, 2026

Now Closed

Recognition

ORS Members Who Have Demonstrated
Leadership, Achievement, and Contributions
to Research

Now Closed

Now Closed

Recognition

Individuals or teams demonstrating scientific rigor, innovation, and
clinical relevance across
musculoskeletal research

Now Closed

Now Closed

$20,000 - $30,000

Postdoctoral Scholars or Medical
Researchers and Junior Faculty
Members Doing Basic Science
or Clinical Research

Now Closed

Now Closed

$5,000

A Number of Early Career
Investigators to Visit Labs
for Collaboration

Now Closed

Now Closed

$1,000 and Complimentary
Registration to the 7th International Spine Research Symposium

An Investigator for Long-Lasting
Contributions to Spine Research

Now Closed

Now Closed

Complimentary Registration Expenses,
and Mentoring to the 7th International Spine Research Symposium

A Researcher from an
Underrepresented Community

Now Closed

Now Closed

A Variety of Grants and Funding Awards

Basic, Translational or Clinical Scientific
Research or Training

Various

Various

A Variety of Grants and Funding Awards

Research Grants and Awards

Various

Various