Corporate Support Opportunities
The Foundation invites the OMS community’s corporate citizens to help advance the specialty through the support of innovative research, high-quality education opportunities and a strong academic sector.
OMS Foundation Annual Fund
A gift to the Annual Fund supports the mission and programs of the Foundation including:
Research Support Grants further the development of scientific investigators committed to problems related to oral and maxillofacial surgery. Each grant is $75,000 and is awarded to the institution.
Clinical Research Support Grants encourage promising lines of patient-oriented and outcomes-oriented research consistent with the research priorities established by the specialty. In 2020, the Foundation intends to fund two $150,000 Clinical Research Support Grants with one grant dedicated to addressing the safety of current or proposed anesthesia delivery techniques.
The OMS Foundation support AAOMS’ Faculty Educator Development Award (FEDA) to encourage young oral and maxillofacial surgeons to choose a long term faculty career in the specialty.
Funds are designated each year to support the biennial Clinical and Scientific Innovations in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (CSIOMS) and the Clinical Trials Methods Course as well as the annual Resident Transitions into Practice Conference.
To defray the costs of traveling to AAOMS education programs, the Foundation provides a limited amount of travel scholarships to the AAOMS education programs: Clinical and Scientific Innovations in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (CSIOMS), Principles of Head and Neck Oncology Conference and Clinical Trials Methods Course.
The OMS Foundation annually funds one $12,500 Student Research Training Award to attract qualified dental students to commit to the OMS specialty.
Other Giving Opportunities
Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education (GIVE)
GIVE offers travel stipends of up to $2,500 to OMS residents traveling internationally to serve with humanitarian healthcare teams. Contributions to GIVE are restricted for use by that program.
Gift-Match Challenges
Gift-match challenges generate excitement and urgency for the Foundation’s limited-duration fundraising appeals, and often generate donations that substantially exceed the challenge’s stated goal. Corporate challenge opportunities range from $25,000 to $100,000, and gift-match supporters enjoy recognition in print and digital media for the duration of their challenge (30 to 90 days).
NEW! The full value of your corporate contribution to the OMS Foundation counts toward your AAOMS Corporate Support level.
OMS Foundation Alliance
The Alliance is a vibrant organization of volunteer fundraisers, philanthropists and ambassadors for the Foundation composed of friends and family of AAOMS members. Since 2018, the Alliance has focused its fundraising efforts on the Global Initiative for Volunteerism and Education (GIVE).
Corporate supporters of the Alliance help defray the production costs of the Alliance’s well-attended fundraising and networking events at the AAOMS Annual Meeting, including:
- Annual Luncheon and Fundraiser for GIVE
- Daily Health Walks
- Networking Breakfasts
Corporate support of the Alliance is recognized in event promotional materials, in the Alliance Newsletter and on the Alliance pages linked above.