AUGS Foundation Fellow Research Grants

AUGS Foundation Fellow Research Grants

Overview: Research grants designed to invest in the start of promising academic careers of talented young physicians investigating female pelvic floor disorders.

Award Types

• 1-year awards: Single payment upon agreement signing
• 2-year awards: Two equal installments (upon signing and within 60 days after 1-year interim progress report approval)

Eligibility Requirements

#### All Applicants Must

Be an active AUGS member in one of the Regular membership categories: Fellow, Physician, Affiliate, or International

Have a senior research mentor or mentoring team (mentors need not be AUGS members)

Submit only one application per cycle

Ensure funded grants remain at same institution for research period, with PI remaining primarily involved

For applicants with tenure shorter than grant horizon: clearly describe plan for managing final months, including transition of day-to-day management and results analysis

#### Fellow Applicants Must

Have a graduate degree and be in current post-degree training program, OR

Be MD/DO who completed general Ob/Gyn or Urology residency and currently in accredited or non-accredited Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship, OR

Be MD/DO in final year of Ob/Gyn or Urology residency with acceptance to accredited or non-accredited Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship (must provide evidence of fellowship support), OR

Be PhD currently in post-doc fellowship program

Not Eligible:

Prior recipients of AUGS Foundation Grant are not eligible for 2-year fellow grants

#### Junior Faculty Applicants Must

Be one of the following:

- MD/DO (±/− PhD) with faculty appointment at Instructor or Assistant Professor level (or within 5 years of completion of training)
- MD/DO (±/− PhD) practicing clinician within 5 years of fellowship/postgraduate training, actively involved in research
- PhD with Assistant Professor faculty appointment

Have institutional support for time necessary to perform PI responsibilities

Not Eligible:

Associate Professor or Professor level

> 5 years after completion of all postgraduate training

Prior recipients of 2-year faculty AUGS Foundation grant

Prior recipients of AUGS Foundation Grant awarded during fellowship (ineligible for 2-year faculty grants for two years from completion date)

Selection Criteria

• Quality and significance of proposed research project
• Scholarly, clinical and research qualifications of candidate and mentoring team
• Well-described plan for academic career development and acquisition of future funding
• Accuracy and completeness of application

Awardee Obligations

• May be asked to present progress report at AUGS Foundation Luncheons
• Expected to submit abstract of research results to AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting within 1-2 years of award completion
• 1-year award winners: Submit final report within one year of receiving funding
• 2-year award winners: Submit 1-year interim progress report within one year and final report within two years

Geographic Scope

• United States

Contact Information

• Organization: American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Foundation
• Phone: 301-273-0570
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: augs.org