Research Funds
We are one of the most significant funders of orthopaedic and MSK research in the UK. We also partner with leading academic institutions, healthcare organisations, societies, charities and private companies to directly fund the most innovative MSK research projects.
The fellowship is intended for scientists, bioengineers, academic clinicians and allied health professionals who want to return to their MSK research careers after an enforced career break.
The Spine Research fellowship of up to £70k is funded between the British Scoliosis Society (BSS), The British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) across 2 years.
Funding for medical students and foundation year doctors to support research-related activities
The programme is designed to accelerate the development of musculoskeletal innovation and thereby create and scale early-stage MSK ventures across the UK.
This investment provides support for patient and public involvement (PPI) activity in musculoskeletal research.
If you’ve got a surgical sustainability research project in the UK, either live or in the planning stages, submit your project! The best proposals will get a chance to compete at the virtual sustainability in orthopaedic surgery conference for £1500 of seed funding.
This is a fantastic opportunity to have a poster of your sustainability research, audit, or quality improvement project presented at a national conference.
We are proud to work in partnership with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) to support advancements in Orthopaedics through this unique research fellowship.
The BOA & ORUK are pleased to announce a joint research fellowship, with the goal of developing a pipeline of research-active orthopaedic surgeons.
Applicants will be asked to describe a recent, published research finding in musculoskeletal health and its direct or potential relevance to improved patient outcomes.
Named in honour of our charity’s founder, this fund supports entrepreneurs to accelerate innovative and commercially viable ideas to solve the unmet needs of society around bone, joint and muscle wellbeing. The programme provides an investment of up to £100K in startups, in exchange for equity.
Awarded by Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), The British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS), Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) and Northumbria Healthcare Research Department
One fellowship sponsored by The National Joint Registry (NJR) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) is available with the successful candidate to be appointed in 2025.
The October 2024 Product Development Award call 29 of the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme aims to transform Musculoskeletal (MSK) health outcomes by applying emerging technologies.
Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK), the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA) and the British Orthopaedic Medical Students Association (BOMSA) are offering up to £1,500 research funding for medical students and foundation year doctors.
Applications will be opening on 14th April
Applications are opening in on Tuesday 6 May and closing on Friday 4 July for a full-time, 2-year research fellowship of up to £110k
** Not running in 2025. ** The Early Career Research Fellowship is designed to support the brightest and best clinical/nonclinical talents interested in advancing MSK research in the UK.
