The Science and Quality Fellow Program advances the fields of guidelines, quality, and data. It also helps residents and fellows develop insight into how the AUA develops and promotes the advancement of evidence-based science.
AUA Funding
Residency Research Awards
Residency Research Awards provide urology residents with research training to enable them to build momentum toward a career that includes research. Awards are $10,000 each, restricted to research supplies and other resources needed to conduct a 3-12 month research project during the resident’s research training period. The 2026 competition is now open! [Letters of intent due 11/3/2025. Full proposals due 1/5/2026.]
LEAD Program
The LEAD Program supports urology residents who conduct mentored research, engage in AUA research education opportunities and are championed through networking events as they develop successful research careers and better serve the urology patient community. Please contact grantsmanager@auanet.org for more information.
Medical Student Fellowships
Established in 2010, the Medical Student Fellowship Program is a chance for outstanding medical students to pursue urology research by engaging in a research fellowship mentored by world-class urologic scientists. Fellows receive $4,000 stipends to support them during a mentored research experience. The 2025 competition closed! Please contact grantsmanager@AUAnet.org for more information.