Overview
ORS Collaborative Exchange Grant is to encourage and support collaborative exchanges between orthopaedic/musculoskeletal researchers at different institutions for which “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”
Funding
The ORS Awards and Recognition Committee will make the determination of how many applicants will be funded and the total dollar amount awarded to each applicant. The maximum grant amount is $5,000 per grant.
Eligibility
- An applicant must be an ORS member* in good standing. ORS members living outside the US are encouraged to apply.
- Applications will be accepted from applicants at all stages of their research career.
- The period of exchange is expected to be for a minimum of 2 weeks and may be spread over more than 1 visit.
*Note: If you are not a member of the ORS, but would like to apply to be eligible for this grant, visit our membership section of the website for an application.
Submissions
A complete submission package is due at the time of application. A submission package must include:
- A letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining the purpose of the visit, including a brief description of the area of intended collaboration, and the likely knowledge/skill, or collaborative outcome anticipated by the visit, and what impact the visit will likely have on their career
- A 2-page NIH style biosketch
- A letter from the hosting institution confirming support for the visit/exchange
- A completed budget form indicating the level of funding requested and a breakdown of the costs into travel, accommodation, and living expenses (Please use this budget template.)
Successful applicants must submit a brief report of the outcome of your exchange visit, indicating the research benefits you achieved through the grant. This summary will be posted on the ORS/exchange grant website.
Application Details
- June 27, 2025: Applications Due
- August 2025: Awardee Announcement
The recipients of the 2025 Collaborative Exchange Grants
Jessica Goetz, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Project Summary:
Advancing computational modeling of individuals with hip dysplasia towards a method capable of improving patient care requires simultaneously incorporating more patient specificity and larger cohorts of patients that encompass the wide spectrum of structural hip deformities. During this exchange, we will systematically explore the effects of adding multiple aspects of patient specificity to contact stress models of individuals with hips dysplasia. We will also adapt and validate the application of our contact stress modeling framework with a goal of making it extensible to multi-institutional studies.
Eve Donnelly, PhD
Associate Professor
Cornell University
Project summary:
The purpose of the collaborative exchange is to enable Dr. Donnelly and her collaborator at NIH Dr. Roszko to design deep interrogations of ectopic calcified lesions in rare disorders of bone and mineral metabolism that have direct translational impact. Analysis of the calcific lesions will provide clues to the mechanisms by which they form, thus informing prevention and treatment of disorders of ectopic calcification.
Holger Jahr, PhD
Associate Professor
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Project summary:
Researchers from RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and Mississippi State will merge their expertise from distinct research fields to develop innovative nano-hydroxyapatite coatings. These coatings aim to better control the degradation time of 3D-printed absorbable porous magnesium scaffolds. This unique Collaborative Exchange Grant will foster a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge, techniques, and methodologies between two leading research groups to advance the global development of cutting-edge orthopedic implant technologies.
