- Be a citizen or resident of US or Canada
- Upload one Sponsor Form* from Active or Research member
- Spend at least 50% of his/her research effort in programs involving trauma and related research
- Have been an author on a minimum of five (5) peer reviewed published articles dealing with orthopaedic trauma and related research
- Attain application approval by 2/3 vote of the Research Committee
* research applications go to Research Committee for review and approval
