Health/Medical Research

Grants will be awarded to new and existing grantees in support of innovative investigator-initiated research with high potential to inform improvements to the U.S. healthcare system. Projects must advance the existing knowledge base healthcare financing, delivery, management and/or policy. Priority will be given to research studies that address issues of broad significance for the U.S.

Grants and fellowships will be awarded in support of innovative research and fellowships with the potential to improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) in the following categories:

Applications are invited for potentially groundbreaking solutions that could advance the trajectory of population health research from basic detection to the design and implementation of interventions aiming to reduce healthcare inequities.

Grants will be awarded to innovative research projects in breast and gynecologic cancers. Proposed research may be in basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences. Proposals focused on research into the causes of cancer health disparities and approaches to achieve equity in outcomes and applicants belonging to racial or ethnic groups shown to be underrepresented in the cancer-related sciences workforce are especially encouraged.

Grants will be awarded to novel approaches to improving function and developing curative therapies after SCI. This research is designed to improve understanding and advance the treatment of acute and chronic SCI and includes mechanistic, preclinical, translational, and/or clinical studies. This portfolio emphasizes SCI (vs.

Grants will be awarded to ASES-recognized shoulder and elbow fellowship programs to support the education and training of fellows enrolled. A funds are to be used for a fellow’s salary and benefits. Applicants must be ASES-recognized fellowship programs.

One prize will be awarded to a young scientist recognizing outstanding neurobiological research based on molecular and cell biology methods conducted by them during the past three years.

Grants will be awarded in support of proposals focused on soft-tissue injury recovery after trauma. Proposals that address recovery from muscle, tendon, and/or ligamentous challenges associated with pilon fractures, proximal tibial fractures, or patella fractures are of particular interest to the foundation. Proposed projects are expected to generate results that will likely lead to a practical application.

Grants will be awarded in support of pilot studies in researching: etiology/pathogenesis; epidemiology, including genetics; diagnosis, including identification of disease subtypes; and treatment/management, including therapeutics to treat vasculitis or prevent complications, biomarkers, and psychosocial outcomes. Eligible applicants must be five years or less from fellowship graduation.

Grants will be awarded in support of research projects dedicated to evaluating the effectiveness of interventions most commonly delivered by physical therapists, as determined by current practice standards and developing innovative physical therapist interventions and evaluating their effectiveness. Preferred consideration will be given to studies that examine interventions' therapeutic effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.