Awards and Scholarships

Lifetime Achievement Award  

This award is intended to honor a person who has devoted much of their career to the advancement of the science associated with osteoarthritis. It may be in a broad area or may be in a specific area of the disease, but preferably both. For example, the broad advancement may be in the promotion and education about osteoarthritis, leadership in the field, a past leader of the society, repeated innovations that have advanced the field.  Examples of a specific arena would be epidemiology, pathology, surgery, cartilage biology, molecular biology, biomechanics. Winner receives an honorarium for travel support and Congress registration and will be recognized during the Opening Ceremony at World Congress.

Some specifics for consideration:
Time committed to osteoarthritis research: at least 20 years.  Osteoarthritis may not be their only contribution to the medical sciences.  The awardee does not have to be a member of  OARSI. The awardee may not be an active member of the OARSI Board of Directors. Previous award winners are not eligible. Self-nomination is not possible. The awardee is not required to have an MD or PhD.

Submit letter of recommendation with impact statement (up to two letters of one page each) explaining why your nominee should receive the Lifetime Achievement Award along with CV (up to three pages).  Include a summary of accomplishments and examples of leadership in the field of OA research.

Please submit your letter of nomination to OARSI Executive Director Elizabeth Grotos at egrotos@oarsi.org by January 22, 2024.  

Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsors:

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Past Award Recipients

Clinical Research Award  

The purpose of the OARSI Clinical Research Award is to promote advancement and recognize excellence in clinical research related to osteoarthritis. Research domains include, but are not limited to, areas such as epidemiology and health-services research, clinical outcomes, translational research, and therapeutics, encompassing all phases of research having clinical implications.  This research should reflect an impactful body of work on a specific topic within the field of OA during the last five years.

Nominees must be OARSI members in good standing.  Current Board members and previous recipients are not eligible. Self-nomination is not possible.

Nominations should include a letter of recommendation, a summary of work with impact statement (up to two letters of one page each) and CV (up to four pages). The winner will be acknowledged during the Opening Ceremony at the World Congress. The winner will receive an honorarium for travel support and Congress registration. 

Nominations are due by January 22, 2024.

Click here to submit a nomination for the Clinical Research Award.

Past Award Recipients

Basic Science Research     

The purpose of the OARSI Basic Science Research Award is to promote advancement and recognize excellence in basic research in the field of osteoarthritis. This research should reflect an impactful body of work on a specific topic within the field of OA during the last five years. Research targets include all areas of basic science with relevance to osteoarthritis. 

Nominees must be OARSI members in good standing.  Current Board members and previous recipients are not eligible. Self-nominations is not possible. Nominations should include a letter of recommendation, a summary of work with impact statement (up to two letters of one page each) and CV (up to four pages). The winner will be acknowledged during the Opening Ceremony at the World Congress. The winner will receive an honorarium for travel support and Congress registration. 

Nominations are due by January 22, 2024.

Click here to submit a nomination for the Basic Science Research Award.

Past Award Recipients

Rising Star Award

Two Rising Star Awards (Basic and Clinical Research)
The purpose of the  “Rising Star” Award is to recognize excellent contributions from early and mid-career researchers within basic and clinical research in the OA field.

Eligible nominees should be OARSI members who received their terminal degree (e.g. PhD or equivalent) less than 10 years ago. Exceptions are made for leave related to career disruptions (e.g., parental or sick leave) or full-time clinical work.  Board members are eligible. Previous winners are not eligible. Self nomination is possible.

Nomination should include letter of recommendation with impact statement highlighting 3-5 impactful papers, where the candidate is senior author on at least one paper (up to two  pages) and CV (up to four pages).  There will be one award for basic research and one award for clinical research. Winners receive an honorarium for travel support and Congress registration and will be recognized during the Opening Ceremony at World Congress.  Nominations are due by January 22, 2024.

Click here to submit a nomination for the Rising Star Award.

Past Award Recipients 

Scholarships

Find information and apply for scholarship here.