The AUA offers a portfolio of mentored research training awards to recruit outstanding young investigators into urologic research and foster their career success.
The Research Scholar Program, our premier funding opportunity, provides $40,000 per year for one- and two-year mentored training for:
Letters of Intent are due 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Proposals are due 5 p.m. ET Thursday, December 14, 2023.
To be eligible to compete for a 2023 Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award, applicants must, by July 1, 2023, be either:
Track 1: Clinical or Post-doctoral Fellows • Urologist in accredited clinical fellowship (available for research year starting July 1, 2023). • Post-doctoral fellow no more than five years beyond completion of a PhD.
Track 2: Early-Career Faculty • Early-career urology MD or PhD investigator within the first five years after beginning a faculty position.
In addition, applicants must be able to commit to no less than one year of performance on the award and no less than 50 percent (MD applicants) or 70 percent (PhD applicants) level of effort on their Research Scholar Awardfunded research. Clinical fellows are permitted to request only one year of funding unless the applicant’s fellowship includes two years of appropriately protected time for research. Deviation from percent effort requirements will result in disqualification for award consideration or discontinuation of funding.
One proposal per applicant is allowed during a competition year. Former recipients of a Research Scholar Award may not apply for a subsequent Research Scholar Award. If the research is being conducted in the United States, applicants are not required to be U.S. citizens but must have valid Social Security numbers for Internal Revenue Service purposes.
Research Scholar Awards provide $40,000 per year for one or two years of support and require intensive involvement of one or more mentors committed to advancing the development of the award recipient. Cost-sharing and/or matching funds from the sponsoring institution is required.
