Research funding

AO Spine offers funding opportunities to support young researchers in studies relevant to spinal care.

The AO Research Review Commission reviews grant applications submitted to the AO Foundation and its funding bodies.

The AO Research Review Commission (AORRC) is the central AO Foundation body dedicated to managing and handling the independent peer review process applied to all research projects submitted to the AO Foundation and its clinical divisions. Peer review is carried out by a pool of independent external reviewers who are selected on the basis of their expertise to conduct the reviews.

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