2024 Call for Research Applications for AOA Funding

December 27, 2023
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The AOA is pleased to announce that the 2024 research grant application cycle is now open. Research funding is available to DO, MD, and PhD researchers conducting studies that address one of four Request for Applications (RFAs) in three overall areas of foci approved by the AOA Board of Trustees.   

The AOA will support the development of research projects grounded in osteopathic medicine that have the most promising potential to impact individual patient outcomes and evidence-based medicine, facilitate collaboration within and outside the osteopathic community, and enhance the visibility of the osteopathic profession.   

     

The four RFAs are:   

  1. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMM/OMT)   
  2. Acute and Chronic Pain Management   
  3. The Impact of the Osteopathic Approach on Chronic Disease and Elderly Care   
  4. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Observational & Explorative Focused Hypotheses Research Studies addressing one of 14 research hypotheses designed to investigate the successful effects of OMM on specific diseases.   

Grants are also available for:   

  1. New Investigator
    A new investigator is a Principal Investigator (PI) who has completed their terminal research degree or end of postgraduate clinical training, whichever completion date is later, within the past 10 years.   
  2. Resident
    A resident is a DO or MD in a residency program with osteopathic recognition and fulfilling residency, internship, or fellowship requirements at an ACGME-accredited institution at the time of the award (June 2024) and is interested in conducting a clinical or health services research project that will make a significant contribution to osteopathic medicine.   
  3. Osteopathic Medical Student
    An osteopathic medical student is someone fulfilling their coursework requirements at an AOA-accredited College of Osteopathic Medicine at the time of the award (June 2024).   

For more detailed information on the grants available, please visit the AOA website.  

Application Submission Timeline   

  1. November 15, 2023: Application submission opens.   
  2. January 31, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. CST.: Deadline for submission.   
  3. June 2024: Awards will be announced.   

Applying for a Grant:   

  1. For more information regarding the available grants, downloading the instructions, and applying for a grant, please click the following link: Apply for a Grant:   
  2. Please review the Applicant Tutorial for instructions on accessing the grant portal

 

PLEASE NOTE: Under direction from the AOA Board of Trustees, the AOA will no longer fund basic science research projects. AOA-funded research will address the tenets of osteopathic medicine and advance the distinctiveness of the osteopathic profession through patient-focused research projects.