[Funding from COM] [Funding from other sources at Ohio University]
[Funding from the American Osteopathic Association]
[Funding from other external sources]
The Office of Research provides support funds for COM faculty research in the following forms: (1) Research Challenge matching funds; (2) seed money for collaborative clinical-basic science projects; (3) seed money for unfunded proposals; (4) seed money for direct faculty requests; and (5) seed money for other faculty requests. Refer to Appendix B for details of the 1995-96 guidelines.
Ohio University provides several mechanisms for funding research projects. The most relevant programs are:
Ohio University Research Committee (OURC) grants fund new research initiatives for the purpose of obtaining preliminary data in order to be competitive in an external grant proposal submission. It will provide money for a GA, supplies, travel, equipment, but not faculty salary, up to $7000.
Baker Fund grants support projects on which significant progress has already been made in amounts up to $10,000.
The 1804 Fund provides larger awards from an endowment to support research and scholarly activity that will eventually lead to external funding.
The Research Challenge awards up to $3000 upon the submission of a qualifying external multi-year grant proposal. To receive the award, it is necessary to obtain matching funds from the college or home department.
Appendix C provides additional information on guidelines and review cycles.
6.3 Funding from the American Osteopathic
Association
There are currently five research programs and four major awards
managed by the AOA.
AOA Research Grants and Pilot Study Grants are awarded
for projects in basic and clinical sciences. The deadline for
these proposals is December 1.
The Medical Outcomes Research Initiative is a new program
to support projects that measure the effects of osteopathic
principles and practices (OPP) and osteopathic manipulative
treatment (OMT) on specific outcomes parameters, such as patient
satisfaction, cost effectiveness, health status, etc. The
deadline for these proposals is February 1.
The Gutensohn-Denslow Award, sponsored by the AOA Bureau
of Research with the support of the Glaxo Wellcome Company, is a
$5,000 award given in recognition of an outstanding contribution
to the profession by an osteopathic researcher and scholar.
The Glaxo Wellcome Osteopathic Research Fellowship
provides seed funds for an osteopathic physician to conduct a
basic science or clinical research project.
The Burnett Osteopathic Students Research Award is given
to a student of osteopathic medicine who submits the most
outstanding concept paper pertaining to an osteopathic research
proposal.
For a more complete description see Appendix D.
You may request a copy of the 1995 Osteopathic Research Handbook
from the Office of Research (593-2336). The handbook contains
complete guidelines and a set of application forms.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) distributes periodic newsletters listing grants and contracts in medical science. For more information about sources of funding, call Susan Loughridge, Grant Information Specialist in ORSP, at 593-0374.