Society of Women in Urology Elisabeth Pickett Research Award
The Elisabeth Pickett Research Award makes funds available for small research grants for basic, translation or clinical urologic research. The awards may be used to continue or supplement a current project or to initiate new study.
The 2026 Elisabeth Pickett Research Award is $10,000, payable to the institution where SWIU Research activity will be completed. The award will be presented at the SWIU at the AUA Annual Meeting. The award recipient is expected to present a five-minute summary of their work.
Eligible candidates include trained urologists, (MD /DO), urology residents, urology fellows, research fellows (PhD) with a research interest in urologic or related diseases and dysfunctions. Candidates must be members of Society of Women in Urology, Inc.. The SWIU Research Committee will review applications based on the scientific merit of the research proposal (i.e. does the proposal have a hypothesis, how well does the proposed research test the hypothesis, etc.) along with determining portions of project that can be accommodated by the amount of funding available. Selections are made by the Research Committee and are subject to the final approval of the SWIU Board of Directors.
Application Deadline: 12/15/2025
Recipient(s) will be notified of the award by February 15, 2026.