Grants

The AGA offers research funding support through its foundation. Career Development and Established Investigator awards provide funding support for GI investigators at every stage of their research careers.

2012-13 AGA Research Foundation Awards - At a Glance

Award Name Eligible Category

Award Amount

Term # of Awards Application Deadline Start Date
AGA-Takeda Research Scholar Award in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Career Development $120,000 2 years 1

7/13/2012

10/1
Research Scholar Award (RSA) Career Development $180,000 2 years 4

 10/19/2012

7/1
R. Robert and Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer Established Investigators $100,000 2 years 1

8/31/2012

1/1
Elsevier Pilot Research Award

Career Development

Established Investigators

$25,000 1 year 1

1/13/2013

7/1
June & Donald O. Castell, MD Esophageal Clinical Research Award Career Development $25,000 1 year 1

1/20/2013

7/1
AGA/AGA-Broad Foundation Student Research Fellowship Awards Student Award $2,500 1 year

10*

24**

3/22/2013

7/1
AGA - Horizon Pharma Fellow Abstract Prizes Travel $1,000 DDW Travel 3

3/08/2013

7/1
AGA - Horizon Pharma Student Abstract Prizes

Student Award

Travel Award

$500 DDW Travel 8

2/22/2013

7/1
$1,000 3
Moti L. and Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards Travel Award $500 DDW Travel 2

3/08/2013

7/1

* Ten high school awards will be funded.

** Twenty-four undergraduate awards may be funded; ten undergraduate awards may be designated for underrepresented/underpriviledged students.