OTCF research grants

The objective of OTCF grants is to encourage orthopedic trauma surgeons and basic scientists by providing seed funding for research in the field of orthopedic trauma surgery. The subjects targeted for 2024 applications are: 

· Fracture Related Infection:

• Diagnostics; including pre-, intra-, and post-operative methodologies
• Therapeutics strategies; including optimization of host factors, biomaterials, coatings, phages, local antimicrobial therapies, and alternative approaches such as vaccines
• Data sets; including big data, omics, and high dimensional data collection for clinical outcomes; and pre-clinical model database for basic research on infection
• Classification system
• Clinical trials or registries feasible to study FRIs

Funding: $50,000
Duration: 2 years

Please note: a trauma or orthopedic surgeon must serve as either the principal or coprincipal investigator.

Research Authority due date: 8.4.24