Research grant programs
March 2026
The 2026-2027 funding cycle for the NOCSAE Research Grant Program is suspended until further notice. Any updates about future funding cycles will be posted to the NOCSAE website as they become available. Questions can be directed to NOCSAE’s Research Director at [email protected].
NOCSAE’s research grant programs are aligned with our mission to advance medical and scientific knowledge of sports injury and prevention. To accomplish this, NOCSAE established two research funding programs, the General Research Grants program and the Request for Proposal program.
Funding decisions are made by NOCSAE’s board of directors. To make these decisions, the board considers recommendations from its grant review committee. The review committee is composed of national experts who rank proposals by scientific merit and according to priorities of the board of directors.
Questions about our funding programs may be directed to Research Director Kim D. Barber Foss PhD at [email protected].
General Research Grants Program
The scope of the grants considered for funding include basic and/or applied research bearing a rational relationship toward increasing our understanding of sports injury mechanisms and protection. NOCSAE patterns its research grant funding program on the NIH model. Since the program’s inception in 1994, NOCSAE has awarded over $13,000,000 toward research.
Request for Proposals Program (RFP)
As necessary, NOCSAE publishes requests for proposals on specific subjects of importance to the NOCSAE board of directors.
Proposals are required to include the following:
- Research Strategy
- Investigator Biographical Sketches
- Budget