INfORM Investigator Awards
INfORM Investigator Awards support early-career researchers through awards for clinical and translational research that advances diagnostic criteria, management, and treatment of orofacial pain.
Funder: International Association for Dental Oral and Craniofacial Research
Due Dates: January 25, 2027 (Supporting documents) | January 26, 2027 (Application and abstract)
Funding Amounts: $500 USD (Predoctoral) | $1,000 USD (Postdoctoral), plus award certificates
Summary: Recognizes early-career investigators for outstanding clinical or translational research on orofacial pain and related conditions.
Key Information: IADR membership and an abstract accepted for presentation are required; the abstract cannot enter another IADR Group or Network competition.
Description
The International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM), in conjunction with Quintessence Publishing and the Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache, offers two investigator awards for early-career clinical researchers and scientists. The awards recognize outstanding abstracts and projects submitted to the IADR General Session & Exhibition.
Eligible clinical research concerns diagnostic criteria, management guidelines, statistical or study-design methodology, or findings relevant to these areas. Translational research must address developing new products and treatment approaches from basic and clinical research, or implementing those advances in clinical practice. Basic, discovery, or laboratory science outside these translational aims is excluded. The competition emphasizes scientific strength, methodological innovation, appropriate analysis, and potential impact on clinical translational research in orofacial pain.
