Purpose

Most research in Egyptian hand surgery is unfunded, carried out alongside a full clinical workload with no budget for statistical support, imaging, consumables or publication charges. Small sums remove exactly those obstacles, and small sums are what a national society can realistically provide.

What Could Be Supported

• Consumables and laboratory costs
• Imaging or investigations beyond routine clinical care
• Statistical and methodological support
• Research assistant time for data collection
• Open-access publication charges
• Costs of multi-centre coordination

Priority Areas

Applications addressing questions of direct relevance to Egyptian practice would be prioritised — outcomes in local settings, health economics of hand trauma, service configuration, and studies feasible within the resources of Egyptian units.

Multi-Centre Work

Collaborative applications spanning more than one centre would be particularly encouraged. Multi-centre studies produce the sample sizes single Egyptian units cannot reach alone, and are the clearest route to raising the international standing of national output.

Conditions

• Ethical approval in place before funds are released
• Progress report at an agreed interval
• Presentation of results at the annual congress
• Acknowledgement of Society support in resulting publications