Research Grants and Special Awards

Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation research grants and special awards (each up to $10,000) are designed to defray the costs of research proposed by investigators holding staff appointments at Canadian universities or other recognized Canadian institutions. Priority is given to new research by an individual not previously funded for independent research or for new research by an individual who has not received an award for more than one year.

The funds are made available through the efforts of Foundation fund-raising volunteers throughout Canada working to raise money through the Hip Hip Hooray! Walk events. The total number of grants will be dependant on the success of the events held in the year of application.

The funds are provided to underwrite research costs such as supplies and small items of equipment but are not intended to cover the total cost of the research proposed. Funds may also be used for the remuneration of professional and non-professional assistants and technicians.

J. Edouard Samson Award

The premier award of orthopaedic surgery in Canada, the $15,000 J. Edouard Samson Award, is offered annually to recognize the best orthopaedic research over a five (5) year period at a Canadian Centre. This award is intended to promote further research by the recipient. The recipient will present his/ her research as a major lecture at the annual meeting of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. The award consists of a medal, a $5,000 prize to the recipient, and a $10,000 personal research grant to be used by the winner at the Canadian institution where he/she currently resides.

This award will be decided on recommendation to the CEO/President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation by the Executive Committee of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society.

Special Awards

Two of the successful applications will be chosen to receive the prestigious Carroll A. Laurin and Robert B. Salter Awards. These awards of $10,000 each recognize outstanding new research in Canada. The two applications that score the highest in the competition are awarded the Laurin and Salter Awards.

One of the successful applications may be chosen to receive the Alexandra Kirkley Young Investigator Award recognizing outstanding research by a young investigator. This award will be given to the highest scored clinical research project by an applicant who is less than 40 years of age.

These funds will be awarded on the recommendation to the President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation by the Executive Committee of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society. The CORS Executive may obtain external peer review if the specialized nature of the application requires further evaluation. The Foundation reserves the right to make or decline awards without stating its reasons.

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