Call for Grant Proposals
Applications are closed for the 2025 cycle.
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.
2025 AUGS Foundation Grant Recipients
June Allyson Memorial Fund Research Award
Tatyanna Henderson, MD | University of California San Diego
Impact of Aging on Pelvic Skeletal Muscles: dissecting molecular underpinnings utilizing a novel lifespan preclinical model
AUGS Foundation Fellow Research Award
Lina Loza, MD | University of Colorado
The Impact of Estrogen Inhibition on Urothelial Innate Immunity in women with Breast Cancer
Melissa Markowitz, MD | Yale New Haven Hospital
SORE Study: Sitz Baths after Urogynecologic Reconstruction
Sarina Pollat, MD | Oregon Health & Science University
Patient-Clinician Integrated Clinical Decision Support System For Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship For Urinary Tract Infections
Lei Qin, MD | Penn Medicine
Patient-Clinician Integrated Clinical Decision Support System For Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship For Urinary Tract Infections
2025 Grants Process Timeline
- Call for Grant Applications: January 14
- Application Deadline: March 13, 11:59 pm ET
- Call for Grant Reviewers: January 14 – February 10
- Grant Review Process: March 26 – May 16
- Grant Notification: May 19 – May 23
- Grant Award Period: June 2025 – June 2027 (or June 2026 for 1-year grants)
