ORS 2024 Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA

Overview 

Complimentary registration for up to two undergraduate students from participating institutions to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting. The qualified students must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate program in a STEM major, have an interest in orthopaedic research and/or medicine and should not have attended a past ORS Annual Meeting. The ideal candidate for this award must identify as a member of at least one underrepresented group in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM). (Call for Nominations Extended to November 4.) 

In an effort to help the next generation of musculoskeletal researchers from underrepresented backgrounds, the ORS will offer complimentary registration for up to two undergraduate students from participating institutions to attend the ORS 2025 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, February 7–11, 2025.

The students must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate program in a STEM major, have an interest in orthopaedic research and/or medicine and should not have attended a past ORS Annual Meeting.

The ideal candidate for this award must identify as a member of at least one underrepresented group in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) as follows:

  • Race and ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders
  • Other factors include:
    • Disability
    • LGBTQIA+
    • Gender identity and expression
    • Veteran status
    • First generation college
    • Socioeconomic status

The Call for Submissions is Now Closed.

Please email [email protected] and [email protected] if you would like to participate or have any questions.