The ASES PJI Grant is designed to provide supplementary funds or funding for pilot studies which will lead to larger foundation or government grants. The focus can be on any aspect of scientific study that affects the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of shoulder prosthetic joint infection. A grant of up to $10,000, for work to be performed over 12-24 months, will be considered. Only orthopaedic surgeons acting as principal investigators are eligible to apply.
Instructions and Guidelines as well as the Grant Application are posted below
Instructions and Guidelines
Grant Application (Word)
Grant Application (PDF)
The submission deadline for 2026 grant applications is February 20th, 2026.
Completed applications can be submitted at https://ases.secure-platform.com/site/solicitations/103012/home
Grants will be reviewed by the ASES Research Committee. Applicants will be notified by Mid-May 2026.
The period of the grant will be from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
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Thomas Duquin, MD
Determining Virulence of C. Acnes Shoulder Periprosthetic Joint Infection Isolates
Christopher Joyce, MD
Do Wound Protectors Reduce Contamination in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty? A Randomized Controlled Trial
Grant Garrigues, MD
Detection of C. acnes infection within periprosthetic tissue associated with total shoulder arthroplasty
Lewis Shi, MD
Rapid Detection of Prosthetic Joint Infection with Bio-nanosensor
Matthew DiPaola, MD
Amrit Vinod, MD
A Study of Various Antibiotics Against Cutibacterium Acnes and Staphylococcus Epidermidis in Permanent and Dissolvable Cement Beads.
Brian F. Grogan, MD
Efficacy of Blue Light Therapy at Reducing Bioburden of Cutibacterium Acnes at the Deltopectoral Interval
