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Attention all AOS members: The new FELLOWSHIP AND MEDICAL STUDENT TRAINING GRANT, RESEARCH GRANTS, CLINICAL GRANT, and Clinician_Scientist Award applications are now available on-line in Download Forms.

Below are the grant applications available in MS Word format.

AMERICAN OTOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Research Grants, Fellowships, Clinical Investigations Research & Clinician Scientist Awards
NEW SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. (Ignore any reference to mailing in the application and send everything via electronic submission in .pdf format as outlined below)

Effective this grant cycle, the American Otological Society Research Fund is replacing paper grant applications and reference letters with electronic submission. Instead of mailing a paper application and reference letters, you are requested to please prepare your application electronically with your preferred word-processor, convert the final document to a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please submit your final application by email in the PDF format. Reference letters may be electronically prepared and signed as PDF documents, or may be scanned as PDF documents, in order that they may be submitted as part of the grant application.

The grants and reference letters are to be submitted via email to Shirley Gossard, Administrator for the American Otological Society Research Fund, segossard@aol.com

and to Dr. John Carey, Executive Secretary of the American Otological Society Research Fund, jcarey@jhmi.edu.

FY11 Clinical Grant Application - MS Word
FY11 Research Grant Application - MS Word
FY11 Research Fellowship Application-MS Word
FY11 AOS Clinician-Scientist Award - MS Word

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The AOS Spring Meeting program is available for download by clicking here

The American Otological Society is committed to the non-promotional advancement of knowledge and science and to a free exchange of medical education in otology and neurotology.

To download the ACGME Neurotology Accredited Programs (word format), click here

To download the ACGME Neurotology Residency Match (pdf format), click here

To download the latest fill-in membership candidate form, click here

AMERICAN OTOLOGICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH FUND
RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS AND TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS
To Study Otosclerosis, Ménière’s Disease, and Related Disorders

The American Otological Society, Inc., through its Research Fund, is offering Research Grant Awards, an Award for a Clinical Trial, full-time Research Training Fellowships, and a Clinician-Scientist Award. Research supported by the Research Grant Awards and by the Award for a Clinical trial must be focused on the study of otosclerosis or Ménière’s disease. A description of the relationship between the research study and otosclerosis or Ménière’s disease is an integral part of the application. The full-time Research Training Fellowships and the Clinician-Scientist Award can support the training of the recipient in research on any topic related to ear disorders. These grant awards and fellowships are for work conducted in United States or Canadian institutions only, July 2010 – June 2011

Research Grants: Available to physician and non-physician investigators; renewable annually for a maximum of $55,000 per year; no funding for investigator’s salary (10% cap on indirect costs). Research must be related to otosclerosis or Ménière’s disease.
Clinical Trial: Available to physician and non-physician investigators. One-year of support at a maximum of $66,000 per year; no funding for investigator’s salary (10% cap on indirect costs). Study must be related to otosclerosis or Ménière’s disease.
Research Training Fellowship: For physicians only (residents and medical students), fellowship will support 1-2 years’ full-time research conducted outside of residency training; $35,000 for stipend, $5,000 for supplies (and up to 10% indirect costs). Applications must be accompanied by sponsoring institution documentation stating that facilities and faculty are appropriate for requested research. Research conducted during the Research Training Fellowship can be on any topic related to ear disorders.
AOS Clinician-Scientist Award: For salary support of a new clinician-scientist, at the assistant professor level, in order to facilitate development into an independent otologic investigator. This mentored-research training award provides up to $80,000 for salary and research support, with the department chair guaranteeing at least a 50% time commitment in research. Eligibility: US citizen or permanent US resident, graduate of ACGME-approved otolaryngology residency program, and must hold or be approved for a full-time university faculty appointment. Preference will be given to candidates who are currently enrolled in or have completed a neurotology fellowship program. Research conducted during the Clinician-Scientist Award can be on any topic related to ear disorders.

Deadline: Grant and fellowships applications must be postmarked by January 31, 2010
Information and materials may be obtained from:

John P. Carey, M.D., Executive Secretary
Research Fund of the American Otological Society, Inc.
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 6255
Baltimore, MD 21287-0910
Telephone (410) 955-7381; Fax (410) 955-0035
E-mail: jcarey@jhmi.edu

AOS Guidelines for Clinical Investigations Research Proposals is available here

The New 2009-2010 complete membership listing is now available for download. Click here or you can access a .pdf file under download forms.

Attention all members, ACGME Accredited Neurotology (Oto) programs listings are available for download here.

The new updated By-Laws of the American Otological Society Research Foundation is available to download. Click here

The new updated By-Laws of the American Otological Society is available to download. Click here

The New AOS Credit Card Payment form is available here. Just click here

To download the minutes of the spring 2009 annual meeting click here

To download the faculty disclosure form, click here

This document is the forms to be filled out by the Prinicipal Investigator when applying for the CS Award. Click here to download or go to the download forms page