Cross Fellowship Award

DJO, LLC, a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, has established the DJO Cross Fellowship Award Program in honor of its former Chief Executive Officer, Les Cross.

As a committed, longtime supporter of orthopedic innovation, education and patient care, DJO is pleased to recognize programs that provide highly trained, skilled medical professionals who deliver quality patient care in a broad range of clinical settings.

Through the Cross Fellowship Award, DJO offers funding for orthopedic fellowship programs and athletic training residency programs. Applications for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 academic year funding cycle will be posted on January 4, 2022, and must be received by DJO no later than February 28, 2022.

Athletic Training Residency Program Information

IMPORTANT PROGRAM INFORMATION

Cross Fellowship Award application forms for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 funding cycles will be posted on January 4, 2022. Applications will be accepted through February 28, 2022. Awardees will be notified no later than April 29, 2022.

Applications must be received by DJO by February 28, 2022 (no exceptions will be granted).

Notifications of award will be made no later than April 29, 2022. Please do not contact DJO prior to this date for the status of your application. Please check junk/spam email folders prior to contacting DJO.

Any submission that fails to meet the application requirements may be disqualified. It is the submitter's sole responsibility to ensure the application is complete. Due to time constraints and application volume, DJO will be unable to notify the submitter of missing documentation that may lead to disqualification.

Program Contact Information:

DJO Corporate Compliance Department
5919 Sea Otter Place, Ste. 200
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Email

The completion or submission of an application in no way guarantees funding.

DATE	KEY EVENTS
January 4, 2022	2022-2024 funding cycle applications posted to DJO website.
February 28, 2022	Application due date (no late applications accepted).
April 29, 2022	Results announced. Applicants will be notified via email.
June 2022	2022-2024 funding cycle contracts will be sent to awardees.
August 2022	Year 1: First payment released to awardees (contingent upon fulfillment of all contractual obligations).

I. Cross Fellowship Award Policies

Objective:

The objective of the DJO Cross Fellowship Award is to fund post-professional athletic training residency programs that offer structured curricula, including didactic and clinical components, to educate U.S. athletic trainers. The majority of an athletic trainer’s time must be spent in a physician’s orthopedic practice involved in direct patient care.

Eligibility:

• Institution's residency program must be for a minimum of twelve (12) months.
• Institution's residency program director must be a certified athletic trainer, AND, if applicable, must be credentialed in his/her state of practice.
• A for-profit entity is not eligible unless affiliated with a nonprofit entity. DJO will make all grant payments to the nonprofit affiliate. As currently structured, the program does not include funding for individual residents seeking support for their training; these grants are available only to institutions that provide post-professional training.
• The Residency Program Director must complete and sign the appropriate Conflict of Interest Disclosure included in this application.

Award Selection:

In the event the number of eligible applicants exceed the amount of available funding, the eligible applicants will be selected through a randomized process.

Deadline for Application:

February 28, 2022. This is the DUE DATE, not the postmark date.

Funding Period:

Two (2) academic years beginning August 2022 (expiring July 2024).

Available Grants:

Grants of up to $30,000 may be awarded. Grant amount will be determined by available funding. The grant is intended to partially cover the stipend for the resident and related direct costs. Grant funds may not be used for indirect costs.

Notification of Award:

• DJO will notify each applicant, whether or not they were granted an award, via an email to the Residency Program Director, no later than April 29, 2022. All notification emails will be sent to the address listed in item 4b of the application.
• Please do not contact DJO prior to April 29, 2022 for the status of your application. Please check junk and spam folders before you contact DJO.

Publication:

• DJO encourages free publication of research findings by residents, but requires that the following acknowledgement be used as a footnote on the first page of the text: AIDED BY A GRANT FROM DJO, LLC.
• Also, when a resident presents a paper at a professional scientific meeting, the above credit line must be included.
  

II. Application Completion and Submission Instructions

Detailed completion and submission instructions are provided within the Cross Fellowship application form.

Application Form:

  Athletic Training Residency Program Application

III. Fiscal Policies

• Residency grants must be used in the year for which they are awarded. Example: $15,000 may be granted for the 2022-2023 academic year, and $15,000 for the 2023-2024 academic year. The $15,000 awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year MUST be used in the 2022-2023 academic year; funds are NOT eligible for roll-over to the 2023-2024 academic year.
• Provided that all contractual requirements are met, grant payments will be issued in eight (8) equally divided installments in accordance with the following payment schedule:

• Funding for an Award by DJO cannot be duplicated by any other outside funding source. If the institution receives funding from another source for an athletic training residency program supported by a DJO Cross Fellowship Award in excess of the resident's direct costs, the Residency Program Director must notify DJO immediately and return the excess funding to DJO or the other funding organization. Notification of excess amount refunded and to whom the refund was sent must promptly be sent to CrossFellowship[at]DJOGlobal[dot]com.
• At the end of each academic year, any unexpended balance of $100 or more must be refunded to DJO within sixty (60) days. Funds intended for the 2022-2023 academic year may not be used for expenses for the 2023-2024 academic year. All expenses and grant fund "true-ups" must be completed each academic year.
• Separate accounts must be maintained for each residency grant. These accounts, with substantiating invoices and payrolls, must be available at all times to representatives of DJO.
• Grantee may terminate a grant, prior to the normal expiration date, by notifying DJO in writing and stating the reasons for termination. Unexpended funds must be returned to DJO within sixty (60) days. DJO reserves the right to terminate grants at any time upon written notice.
• Each institution granted a Cross Fellowship Award will be required to sign an agreement that outlines the terms and conditions of the award and confirms the payment schedule. DJO reserves the right to deny additional residency grants and/or payments of awards already granted to any institution where, after proper notification, the institution fails to comply with its contractual obligations.

Physician Fellowship Program Information:

IMPORTANT PROGRAM INFORMATION

Cross Fellowship Award application forms for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 funding cycles will be posted on January 4, 2022. Applications for the new funding cycles will be accepted through February 28, 2022. Awardees will be notified no later than April 29, 2022.

Applications must be received by DJO by February 28, 2022 (no exceptions will be granted).

Notifications of award will be made no later than April 29, 2022. Please do not contact DJO prior to this date for the status of your application. Please check junk/spam email folders prior to contacting DJO.

Any submission that fails to meet the application requirements may be disqualified. It is the submitter's sole responsibility to ensure the application is complete. Due to time constraints and application volume, DJO will be unable to notify the submitter of missing documentation that may lead to disqualification.

Program Contact Information:

DJO Corporate Compliance Department
5919 Sea Otter Place, Ste. 200
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Email

The completion or submission of an application in no way guarantees funding.

I. Cross Fellowship Award Policies

Objective:

The objective of the DJO Cross Fellowship Award is to fund post-graduate U.S. clinical fellowships in orthopedics. Fellowship support is offered for orthopedic training in the practice category of Sports Medicine.

Eligibility:

• Institution’s fellowship program must be in the area of Sports Medicine.
• SPORTS MEDICINE fellowship programs MUST be ACGME accredited to be eligible for funding.
• Sports Medicine fellowship programs must have a minimum of three (3) U.S. clinical fellowship positions in each of the funding years.
• Institution's fellowship program must participate in AOSSM's Sports Medicine.
• Any academic institution or group practice with an established orthopaedic program that qualifies as a nonprofit, charitable entity may apply. A for-profit entity is not eligible unless affiliated with a nonprofit entity. DJO will make all grant payments to the nonprofit affiliate. As currently structured, the program does not include funding for individual fellows seeking support for their training; these grants are available only to institutions that provide fellowship training.
• A fellowship program must have been established for a minimum of one (1) year to be eligible to apply for the Cross Fellowship Award; and at least one fellow must have completed the fellowship training program. A new program may apply in their second year for a grant in the third year of their program. The three (3) U.S. clinical fellow minimum requirement for Sports Medicine shall apply for funding year(s) only; the program need not have the fellows minimum requirement in previous years.
• The Fellowship Program Director or Department Chair must complete and sign the appropriate Conflict of Interest disclosure included in this application.

Award Selection:

In the event the number of eligible applicants exceed the amount of available funding, the eligible applications will be selected though a randomized process. Organizations may receive more than one fellowship grant based on the outcome of the random selection process. However, organizations are limited to one Cross Fellowship Award per category per application period.

Deadline for Application:

February 28, 2022. This is the DUE DATE, not the postmark date.

Funding Period:

Two (2) academic years beginning August 2022 (expiring July 2024).

Available Grants:

Fellowship grants of up to $30,000 may be awarded. Grant amount will be determined by available funding. The grant is intended to partially cover the stipend for the fellow, and related direct costs. Fellowship grant funds may not be used for indirect costs.

II. Application Completion and Submission Instructions

Detailed completion and submission instructions are provided within the Cross Fellowship Application Form.

Notification of Award:

DJO will notify each applicant, whether or not they were granted an Award, via an email to the Fellowship Director no later than April 29, 2022. All notification emails will be sent to the address listed in item 6b of the application. Please check junk/spam folders prior to contacting DJO.

Application Form:

  Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Application

Publication:

• DJO encourages free publication of research findings by fellows, but requires that the following acknowledgement be used as a footnote on the first page of the text: AIDED BY A GRANT FROM DJO, LLC.
• Also, when a fellow presents a paper at a professional scientific meeting, the above credit line must be included.

III. Fiscal Policies and Reports

• Fellowship grants must be used in the year for which they are awarded. Example: $15,000 may be granted for the 2022-2023 academic year, and $15,000 for the 2023-2024 academic year. The $15,000 awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year MUST be used in the 2022-2023 academic year; funds are NOT eligible for roll-over to the 2023-2024 academic year.
• Provided that all contractual requirements are met, grant payments will be issued in eight (8) equally divided installments in accordance with the following payment schedule:

• Funding for an Award by DJO cannot be duplicated by any other outside funding source. If the institution receives duplicate funding from another source for a fellowship supported by a DJO Cross Fellowship Award, in excess of the fellow's direct costs, the Fellowship Program Director must notify DJO immediately and return the excess funding to DJO or the other funding institution. Notification of excess and amount refunded, and to whom the refund was sent, must promptly be sent to CrossFellowship[at]DJOGlobal[dot]com.
• At the end of each academic year, any unexpended balance of $100 or more must be refunded to DJO within sixty (60) days. Please note funds intended for the 2022-2023 academic year may not be used for expenses for the 2023-2024 academic year. All expenses and grant fund "true-ups" must be completed at the conclusion of each academic year.
• Separate accounts must be maintained for each fellowship grant. These accounts, with substantiating invoices and payrolls, must be available at all times to representatives of DJO.
• Grantee may terminate a grant prior to normal expiration date by notifying DJO in writing and stating the reasons for termination. Unexpended funds must be returned to DJO within sixty (60) days, together with a final report of expenditures. DJO reserves the right to terminate grants at any time upon written notice.
• Each institution granted a Cross Fellowship Award will be required to sign an agreement that outlines the terms and conditions of the award and confirms the payment schedule. DJO reserves the right to deny additional residency grants and/or payments of awards already granted to any institution where, after proper notification, the institution fails to comply with its contractual obligations.