Research Grants

Research Grants Support High-Quality Studies 

The AORN Research Grants Program supports high-quality research studies that contribute to the development of the science of perioperative nursing. AORN-funded grants promote diversity of research topics and support investigations that demonstrate scientific rigor to advance the field of perioperative nursing.

AORN is offering these research funding opportunities for 2024:


The grant applications will be open from April 1st through June 30th.

The AORN/Sigma collaborative grant supports high-quality research studies that contribute to the development of the science of perioperative nursing.

The AORN and AORN Syntegrity Grant supports quality improvement and accelerates your team’s ability to implement the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) into your existing Electronic Health Record (EHR).

View an example of an AORN research study timetable.

Learn about the publication criteria for the AORN Journal.