AAOMR-XDR Grant

The AAOMR-XDR Grant is designed to support early-career oral and maxillofacial radiologists in innovative research. Awardees can receive up to $10,000 for high-risk, high-reward projects in imaging sciences. This grant encourages the development of research that can attract further funding from agencies like NIH and NSF. Recipients must present findings at the AAOMR Annual Session and publish results in peer-reviewed journals, fostering the advancement of the specialty.

The AAOMR-XDR grant is an Early-stage Faculty Innovative Research Award supported by XDR Radiology. It is intended to foster the growth of early career oral and maxillofacial radiologists and the future of our specialty by promoting bold, innovative, high-risk, high-reward, imaging-sciences, pilot research projects that can lead to grant support from governmental and private funding agencies such as the NIH and NSF. Awardees will be required to present their findings at the Annual Session of the AAOMR, and submit annual progress reports and closing descriptions of their projects. Awardees will be expected to publish their findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Awards
The maximum award amount per application will be $10,000. Equipment, materials and supplies, miscellaneous with justification of direct costs only. Use of awarded funds are limited to direct research related expenses. Limited funds may be requested to support salaries for research personnel (research assistants, postdoctoral fellows or students), and for statistical or image analysis support.
Up to two awards will be given annually and will be determined by the AAOMR Grant Review ad-hoc subcommittee based on the quality and number of applications. The award funds will be disbursed through the applicant’s university/institution. The funding period will last 1-2 years.

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to applicants who satisfy all of the below criteria:Early-career oral and maxillofacial radiologists within ten years of graduation from a CODA-accredited OMR graduate program. Must be an active member of, or have submitted an application to, the AAOMR. Have a full-time or part-time faculty appointment in a North American Dental School/Research Institute. Rank no higher than assistant professor at the time of application. The applicant may only submit one application as a PI. The applicant may serve as a co-investigator on one application and as a PI on another application or as co-investigator on multiple applications. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Must be an active member of, or have submitted an application to, the AAOMR.

Ineligibility

Candidates with current or recent (within the last 2 years) intramural/extramural grant support (totaling more than $5,000) are not eligible to apply.Funds cannot be used to support salary, indirect costs or travel.