Call for Grant Proposals
The AUGS Foundation together with the June Allyson Foundation has awarded over $2 million in grants to AUGS members since 1998. The Foundation serves the medical profession by supporting promising, innovative research regarding the causes, prevention, cure and treatment of pelvic floor disorders.
Foundation research funds are made available to qualified AUGS members to pursue their research question. The goals of the mentored research grant program are to support novel clinical, translational, and bench research pilot projects and enable early career investigators to obtain future independent funding for research.
AUGS awards grants up to $25,000 depending on the budget for research to be completed in 1-2 years. Applicants can submit proposals for the following research awards:
AUGS Foundation Fellow Research Award: A grant awarded to a fellow for clinical/patient-oriented, educational, or lab-based/basic science research.
AUGS Foundation Faculty Research Award: A grant awarded to an early career researcher or affiliate member for clinical/patient-oriented, educational, or lab-based/basic science research.
June Allyson Memorial Fund Research Award: A grant awarded to a fellow for lab-based/basic science research.
2026 AUGS Foundation Grant Recipients
June Allyson Memorial Fund Research Award
Demetra Hufnagal, MD | University of California Los Angeles
Understanding the Effects of Tamoxifen on the Lower Urinary Tract
AUGS Foundation Fellow Research Award
Anna Leone, MD | University of North Carolina
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 and the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7 in Zambia
Mwamba Mvula, MD | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
The Significance of Trigonitis in Female Bladder Pain Syndrome
AUGS Foundation Faculty Research Award
Tsung Mou, MD | Tufts Medical Center
An aging-responsive, primary care-specific decision aid to support urinary incontinence care-seeking decisions among older women
2026 Grants Process Timeline
- Call for Grant Applications: January 13
- Application Deadline: March 12, 11:59 pm ET
- Call for Grant Reviewers: January 13 – February 10
- Grant Review Process: March 16 – May 18
- Grant Notification: Week of May 19
- Grant Award Period: June 2026 – June 2028 (or June 2027 for 1-year grants)
