Grants & Scholarships Investing in innovation to advance the specialty

Since its inception in 1959 the OMS Foundation has disbursed more than $17 million to support research, education and academic excellence in the OMS specialty.

Recognize the special people in our Specialty!

You admire their achievements. You count on their leadership. You emulate their professionalism. Now it's time to give that oral and maxillofacial surgery colleague, practitioner, educator, resident, or researcher your nomination!

The OMS Foundation sponsors awards that honor the very best talent, leadership, and service in our specialty. The guidelines and eligibility criteria provide an opportunity to submit nominations to be considered by the OMSF Nominating Committee and OMSF Committee on Research. All final decisions on awards are determined by the OMS Foundation Board of Directors.

Award applications may be submitted via email or fax. The annual deadline is January 31.

Submit nominations to:
OMS Foundation
Nominating Committee
Attention: Mary Allaire-Schnitzer
9700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Rosemont, IL 60018
mallaire@aaoms.org
FAX: 847-678-6254

The Foundation’s programs portfolio continues to evolve to keep pace with the priorities of the specialty, and currently includes:

Additional Grants, Awards and Scholarships

Faculty Educator Development Award (FEDA)

$120,000/three-year duration grant (jointly funded by OMSF and AAOMS) that offers conditional financial support to promising early-career faculty to encourage commitment to a career in academia. Applications are now closed.

Fund Spotlight

Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education

GIVE provides up to $2,500 in travel stipends to residents traveling internationally with experienced OMS teams to deliver humanitarian healthcare to underserved populations.