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Women’s Leadership Forum Award

Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)

Overview

The ORS Women’s Leadership Forum Award will provide an honorarium of $500 to a female biologist, clinician, or engineer who has made significant contributions to the understanding of the musculoskeletal system and musculoskeletal diseases and injuries.

About the Award

The Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF) Award is given every year to recognize a woman biologist, clinician, or engineer who, throughout her professional lifetime, has made significant contributions to the understanding of the musculoskeletal system and musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. She will have also demonstrated outstanding leadership through service to the professional community and mentorship of colleagues and trainees.

Nominations will be reviewed by the ORS Awards and Recognition Committee

Committee and the WLF Governing Committee and the WLF Governing Committee.

Recognition

Honorarium of $500
Commemorative plaque
Complimentary registration to the Women’s Leadership Forum Reception

The winner must be present at the ORS Annual Meeting to accept the award.

Submissions

Submission package must include:

Nomination Letter
Brief Letter Outlining Achievements
Nominee’s Full Curriculum Vitae (NIH biosketches will not be accepted.)

Only complete electronic submissions will be considered for review.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

🎓 1. ORS Membership & Career Stage Fit

You must be an active ORS member to apply across all grants (OREF, travel, fellowships) 

Early-stage clinician-scientists (≤5 years out from residency) are best suited for Travel Grants, while postdocs/residents fit the OREF Post‑doctoral & Resident Research Project Grants .

🧠 2. Strong Scientific Quality & Clinical Relevance

Travel grants are awarded based on abstract scores for scientific and clinical impact .

Research project submissions must demonstrate rigorous methodology, patient relevance, and clear clinical translation objectives .

🤝 3. Mentoring & Institutional Support

Successful applicants highlight formal mentor supervision (ORS-linked senior researcher) and demonstrate a structured plan for career development .

Applications should also show institutional integration, such as lab or clinical setting affiliation.

🏆 4. Track Record & Publication Evidence

Postdoctoral and resident grants require demonstration of research productivity—papers, abstracts, prior experience.

OREF Career Development Grants correlate with high translation rates—~48% of these recipients secure major federal funding .

🌍 5. Translational & Collaborative Focus

ORS/OREF prioritizes clinical or translational projects aimed at enhancing patient outcomes or moving bench discoveries into practice .

Collaborative exchanges (international lab visits) and team science approaches are encouraged and funded .

📋 6. Precise Application Compliance

Research proposals must follow formal guidelines: specified page limits (e.g., 20 pages), required summary sheets, and timely submission formats .

Applications are automatically eliminated if missing materials or incorrectly formatted .

✅ Summary Table

Success Factor	Strategy to Apply
ORS membership	Maintain active membership
Career-stage alignment	Apply to grants fitting your training level
Scientific excellence & impact	Submit strong, clinical-translational abstracts and study designs
Mentorship support	Secure senior mentor and articulate mentoring plan
Track record	Demonstrate research productivity and potential
Translational collaboration	Build multidisciplinary, international teams
Application compliance	Follow strict formatting and deadline protocols

💡 Final Insights

To succeed with ORS and OREF funding:

Ensure ORS membership and select the appropriate grant based on career stage.

Emphasize clinical relevance and methodological rigor.

Secure and document mentor involvement and institutional infrastructure.

Demonstrate research productivity and a clear translational trajectory.

Follow application guidelines meticulously—late or non-compliant submissions are not considered.

Highlight your potential for collaborative team science and cross-institutional exchange.

Specialties

Orthopedics

Eligibility Requirements

Nominee must be an ORS member* in good standing. Those writing nomination letters are not required to be members of the ORS.
Nominations/applications packages for this award must be received by August 15, 2025. (self-nominations are accepted).
Service to the broader professional community (ie., other musculoskeletal societies and organizations).

*Note: If you are not a member of the ORS, but would like to apply to be eligible for this award, visit our membership section of the website for an application. Thank you for your interest.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 9400 West Higgins Road, Suite 225 Rosemont, IL 60018-4976 847.823.5770 ors@ors.org

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