The AO Research Fund is funded by the AO Foundation. The Research commission
is an independent review board chaired by Dr Adrian Sugar.
The mission of the AO Research Fund (AORF) is to support basic scientific,
pre-clinical and clinical research in all areas of trauma, surgery of the
musculoskeletal system and related problems. It provides predominantly seed
money to individual researchers and research groups, finances pilot studies and
supports investigation of new and unconventional ideas or hypotheses. It also
funds projects focused on specific clinical problems as defined from time to
time by the AO Academic Council. Its principal clinical areas encompass general
trauma, spine, craniomaxillofacial and veterinary surgery.
Fellowships AO offers a number of fellowships for surgeons and ORP. Learn more here!
Raetia Stipends Postgraduate studies at the AO Research institute.
Socio Economic Committee The primary goal of AO's Socio Economic Committee (SEC) is to improve the care of the injured in developing countries.
Call for research grant applications The CranioMaxilloFacial Specialty of the AO Foundation (AO CMF) has adopted a Clinical Priority Program (CPP) for research into Imaging and Planning in Surgery (IPS).
