Obstetrics and Gynecology Grants

American Society for Reproductive Medicine/Ortho Women's Health and Urology 2009 New Investigator Research Grant in Reproductive Medicine

One-year Grant, $30,000.00 Per Year - Total: $30,000.00
Eligibility: Earned an M.D., D.O., or equivalent medical degree; completed a residency in either obstetrics and gynecology or urology, or a program leading to the Ph.D. degree; have completed graduate and postgraduate medical training, if applicable, at the commencement of the award, though fellowship training is not a prerequisite for the award; begin the award no more than two years after completion of fellowship training on July 1, 2009; be an independent investigator with a full-time faculty position at an institution in the United States (excluding US Government facilities) as of July 1, 2009; be in an environment suitable for carrying out the research work described in the application; be an associate or active member of the ASRM; conduct the research project in the United States; never have received any other ASRM research award (this restriction does not include the Reproductive Scientist Development Program [RSDP], the SREI T-32 Traineeship, and the Frontiers in Reproduction Program [FIR] awardees). Deadline for receipt of applications: November 3, 2008.

Email any questions to:

Research Grants Secretary
Email: asrm@asrm.org

Trainee Travel Awards

The Trainee Affairs Committee established the travel awards in order to assist trainees with expenses to the ASA Annual Meeting.

Types of Awards:

The Thomas S.K. Chang Travel Award
Established in memory of Dr. Chang, who was a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.

The NIH Travel Award
Established by a grant from the NIH to encourage all reproductive biology Trainees to participate in the annual ASA meetings.

Lonnie D. Russell Travel Award
Established in memory of Dr. Lonnie Russell, who was a faculty member at the
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL.

Lalor Foundation International Travel Award
Established by the Lalor Foundation to encourage young investigators from countries outside the US to present their work at the ASA Annual Meeting.

For all above listed awards, the following criteria applies:

* Trainee must have his/her abstract accepted for presentation at the ASA annual meeting.
* Trainee must be the first and presenting author on the abstract.
* The mentor must also submit an email letter of support, confirming that the trainee is in need of financial assistance to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology and is presenting an abstract as first author.

Specific award criteria:

Thomas S.K. Chang Travel Award: Trainee must be an active member of ASA or submit membership application and payment at the time of Award application. Application must be accompanied by 2 letters of support (mentor + one other).

The NIH Travel Award: All Trainees who have abstracts accepted, are first and presenting author on the abstract, and need travel assistance to present their work are eligible for the NIH Trainee Travel Award, regardless of their membership in ASA. Underrepresented and minority trainees are given special attention for consideration under the NIH Awards. These awards are based on need and merit, with the emphasis on need.

The Lonnie D. Russell Travel Award: Trainee must be an active member of ASA or submit membership application and payment at the time of Award application. Application must be accompanied by 2 letters of support (mentor + one other).

The Lalor Foundation International Travel Award: All International Trainees (outside the US) who have abstracts accepted, are first and presenting author on the abstract, and need travel assistance to present their work are eligible for the Lalor Foundation International Travel Awards.

Awards are considered reimbursement; therefore, trainees must attend the meeting and present their paper before the travel award is presented. Trainees will be notified of the award two months prior to the Annual Meeting. If you are not selected for the Chang, or Russell awards, you are still eligible for the NIH award.

If you are interested in a travel award, you must EMAIL your completed application along with a copy of your accepted abstract to the committee chair Michael A. Palladino, PhD mpalladi@monmouth.edu. Application must be sent by January 15, 2009.

American Society of Andrology
1100 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 520, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Phone: 847/619-4909 · Fax: 847/517-7229 · E-Mail: info@andrologysociety.com

Anna Lalor Burdick Program
Guidelines
Mission and Purpose

The Anna Lalor Burdick Program seeks to educate young women about human reproduction in order to broaden and enhance their options in life.

The Program focuses particularly on young women who have inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health, including the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination, and as such may be particularly lacking options in their lives.

Funding Interests

Because limited foundation funding is available in the field of human reproductive education for young women, the trustees are interested in stretching the benefit of its grants as far as possible. Accordingly, the Anna Lalor Burdick Program emphasizes:

# Support for one-time projects, ongoing projects, new projects and initiatives that demonstrate realistic plans to achieve greater financial self-sufficiency.

# Support for new or smaller organizations, including grassroots efforts, where funding will increase public visibility, improve standing with funders, facilitate overall organizational development, or, in the case of the well defined projects of larger organizations, add a new dimension or capability to operations.

# Support for collaborative efforts among nonprofit organizations.

# Support for organizations that can demonstrate a proven ability to reach out to, include and involve young women with inadequate access to information regarding reproductive health.

# Support for new ideas, initiatives and demonstration projects, which, if proven effective, may be successfully replicated or provide multiple benefits.

Geographic Focus

The Program has no geographic limits.

Funding Availability and Limits

The trustees award a small number of grants in the range of $10,000 to $50,000.

Normally grants are awarded for one year only. Under special circumstances, renewals are considered, such as for projects which clearly require more than one year of support for effective implementation, or for projects which demonstrate outstanding results or promise during their first year.

Eligibility

Eligible U.S. applicants must be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code, and defined as "not a private foundation" under section 509(a) of the Code.

If the applicant is not located in the United States and has not already been classified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, please contact the Foundation office at the address or phone number listed at the end of this document.

Reproductive education must be the centerpiece of the proposed project, which should include attention to the subjects of contraception and pregnancy termination.

The project must focus on young women, including young mothers and preteens.

The proposal should include a succinct plan for assessing and reporting on the project's results. In this regard, the trustees are interested in learning from projects that have fallen short of expectations as well as those which have succeeded.

Areas Where Grants Are Not Normally Made

To full proposals submitted in advance of a concept paper that has been reviewed and approved by the trustees for further consideration.

To individuals, or for individual research projects and scholarship.

To requests for endowment or major capital support.

To prior grantees which have failed to provide grant reports.

To organizations with no track record or no personnel known to the trustees or to the staff at Grants Management Associates.
Application Procedures
Organizations are asked to begin the application process by submitting a concept paper in accordance with the foundation's concept paper application format. The concept paper application form is available on the Foundation's web site or through the Foundation office at the address and phone number listed at the end of this document. Concept papers should be submitted by mail.

Full Proposals - Applicants whose concept papers have been approved by the trustees will be invited to submit full proposals. If you are invited by the trustees to submit a full proposal, please download the proposal application and instructions from the Application Forms page of the website.

Deadlines
The trustees meet twice a year, in June and December. Proposals are not normally considered out of cycle. The respective deadlines for the receipt of concept papers are May 15 and November 1, or in the case of holidays or weekends, on the next business day.

Applicants will be informed of the foundation's decision regarding the concept paper by July 15 and January 15 respectively.

Please submit your concept papers no earlier than 8 weeks prior to a deadline. For the November deadline, concept papers may be submitted between September 1 and November 1. For the May deadline, concept papers may be submitted between March 15 and May 15.

Applicants who are invited to submit a full proposal will have 60 days from the date of notification to submit their proposal and will be notified of the foundation's decision 30 days after receipt of the proposal.

The Lalor Foundation, Inc.
c/o Susan Haff
Grants Management Associates
77 Summer Street, 8th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1006
Phone: 617-426-7080 x 323
FAX: 617-426-7087
E-mail: shaff@grantsmanagement.com

The Jahnigen Career Development Awards Scholars Program offers two-year career development awards to support junior faculty in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery and urology.. The award allows individuals to initiate and ultimately sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of their discipline.

Each grant will provide two-year support of $75,000 per year for salary and fringe benefits and/or the costs of doing research. In 2005, due to funding guidelines from the supporting foundations, we instituted a requirement that each scholar's institution provide a minimum match of $25,000 per year. The application should delineate the source of the matching funding and the line item budget should provide information on the allocation of the matching funds in support of the Scholars work. Up to ten awards will be given in 2009. The Jahnigen Award may not be used to support indirect costs. Awards are not transferable to another institution.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria:

Be a physician who is a US citizen or permanent resident
Be certified or board eligible to practice in one of the following targeted specialties: anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery, urology
Have a primary academic appointment in a US institution in one of the specialty departments listed above.
Have completed his/her training (residency and/or fellowship) on or after June 30, 1999. Exceptions to this limit will be considered for compelling reasons and must be reviewed and approved prior to application submission. Such exceptions should be requested and justified in a letter to AGS received by November 4, 2008, so that, if approved, a competitive application may be prepared and submitted on schedule.

Application Deadline & Other Important Dates

December 9, 2008 Deadline for receipt of completed applications
April 1, 2009 Announcement of the seventh cohort of Jahnigen Scholars
May 1 - May 2, 2009 Meeting of previous and newly selected Jahnigen Scholars
July 1, 2009 Start of the Scholars programs

Contact Us

Elizabeth Haranas
Project Coordinator
American Geriatrics Society
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
Tel: 212-308-1414
Fax: 212-832-8646

To request an application or to check on a previous request, please email eharanas@americangeriatrics.org. Thank you.

Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards
The American Geriatrics Society
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, New York 10118
Fax: (212) 832-8646

Call for Grant Proposals

American Urogynecologic Society Foundation
2008 Grant Cycle Announcement and Guidelines

The AUGS Foundation is pleased to announce a request for grant proposals. Of note, the AUGS Foundation expects additional funding for grants and will announce those grants and criteria when the funds become available.

The AUGS Foundation seeks to identify future academic leaders and to stimulate their development through the support of research grants. The awards are intended to encourage and reward clinicians and scientists investigating the causes, prevention, cure, and treatment of urogynecologic disorders and pelvic floor dysfunction.

These two awards are to be used to provide research support for a fellow who exhibits significant evidence of talent and dedication to research. In general, it is expected that work supported by these funds will lead the applicant to obtain additional funding. As a result, successful applications are usually well focused, feasible and present a clear pathway from the fellow's present state to the acquisition of future funding.

Amount of Each Award

$25,000 (direct costs, US dollars)
No indirect costs to the institution and funds cannot be used for direct salary support of the fellow

Important Dates

Grant Application Opens: July 2008
Deadline for Receipt of Application: October 15, 2008 11:59 EST
Duration of Awards: 2 years
Award Notification: December 15, 2008
First Installment Funding Date: December 31, 2008

Award Programs

It is expected the awardee will present a progress report at the next AUGS Foundation Luncheon and their final results at an AUGS Annual Scientific Meeting within 1-2 years of the completion of the award.

AUGS Foundation Research Grant: This grant will be awarded to a fellow with a clinical patient-oriented research project.

June Allyson Foundation Research Fellowship Award: This grant will be awarded to a fellow with a laboratory-based research project.

Contact Us

AUGS
2025 M Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 367-1167
Fax: (202) 367.2167
Email: info@augs.org

Annual APAOG Women's Health Research Grant Award

The Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics and Gynecology
(APAOG) would like to support research examining Physician Assistants in the field of women's healthcare, and therefore is sponsoring a grant award to students or practicing PAs who are involved in related research projects. Example topics include utilization of PAs in OB/GYN to improve women's healthcare through outreach programs, clinical research or innovative staffing models. Recipients will be selected based on the objective of the project, proposed methodology, ability to complete the task in a timely manner and realistic outcomes for success of the project. The final summation will be published in the APAOG Monitor and on our organization’s webpage. The amount of the award will be determined by the APAOG scholarship committee up to a maximum of $500.00. The winner will also be invited to serve on next year's selection committee.

APAOG
Research Grant Award
702 Eisenhower Drive, Suite A
Kimberly, WI 54136

Ph. 800-545-0636
Fax 920-882-3655
apaog@paobgyn.org