American Osteopathic Association Research Fellowships
The submission deadline is on January 30 of each year.
The AOA Research Fellowship program is designed to support research training for the applicant and will enable the applicant to conduct a basic science or clinical research project that will make a contribution to osteopathic medicine. The fellowship is, in effect, seed funding to encourage an osteopathic physician or physician in training to contribute to research throughout his/her career in osteopathic medicine.
The fellowship involves the completion of a project under the direction of a sponsor. Both the sponsor and the applicant accept responsibility for the conduct of the project and the reporting of the scientific results attained. A portion of the fellowship program may be conducted at an institution other than the sponsoring institution under supervision of a consultant approved by the sponsor.
The fellowship year starts August 1 and ends July 31. Awards are for $5,000 for a one-year project. The AOA awards a limited number of fellowships each year, and they are competitive grants.
Eligibility: During the fellowship year:
a) The applicant must be a postdoctoral osteopathic medical student, possessing an earned D.O. degree awarded by an AOA-accredited institution, and be enrolled in an internship, residency, or Research Fellowship; or,
b) The applicant must be an undergraduate osteopathic medical student enrolled in an AOA-accredited institution.
c) Preference will be given to applicants in category (a).
d) Individuals who have demonstrated research competency by virtue of competing successfully or major independent research grant support are not eligible.
Research fellows will file a summary progress report, a final report and will present their abstract at the annual Research Conference.
Gloria Dillard, MPH
Manager
Division of Research Development
American Osteopathic Association
14 2 E. Ontario
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 621-1773, Ext. 8006
research@osteopathic.org
