Strategic Alignment Grant

The purpose of the AUR Research and Education Foundation Strategic Alignment Grant (SAG) is to advance the long-range strategic organizational goals of the AUR by awarding one year length grant(s) to applicants who address identified strategic priorities.

Application Process
The AUR Research and Education Foundation has identified the following strategic priorities as areas of focus for this grant:

Developing and testing new strategies for challenges resulting from the emerging virtual academic radiology department
Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in academic radiology

Application Deadline: The letter of intent must be completed and submitted electronically as a PDF file by 12:00 pm Central Time on November 15, 2021. Applicants will be invited to submit a proposal by December 15, 2021 based on their letter of intent.

Amount: One or more grants, up to $20,000 (USD) in aggregate will be awarded for the 2022-2023 year. Funds may or may not be granted each year, depending on the quality of the received proposals. The maximum individual award may not exceed $20,000 for a one-year project.

Guidelines and Application Instructions

Contact Information:
AUR Research and Education Foundation
Phone: 630-368-3730
E-mail: AUR@rsna.org

Grant Recipients:

2021
	Judith Ann Gadde, DO, MBA - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago A Comprehensive Hybrid Radiology Interest Group with Mixed Live, Virtual, and Recorded Events Targeting Underserved Medical Student Population: A Regional Pilot Program to Prove Efficiency and Scalability
2020
	Michael D. Fishman, MD - Boston Medical Center Cup of Coffee Speed Coaching – Helping to Develop the Next Generation of Leaders
2019
	Nancy R. Fefferman, MD - New York University School of Medicine Development of Standardized Digital On-line Diagnostic Radiology Resident Core Curriculum Lecture Series
2017
	Tessa S. Cook, MD, PhD - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Development and Implementation of a National Imaging Informatics Curriculum for Radiology Residents
2016
	Stella K. Kang, MD, MsC - New York University Langone Medical Center Value of Imaging through Comparative Effectiveness (VOICE) Research Program: A Collaborative Training Program in Biomedical Big Data and Comparative Effectiveness Research for the Field of Radiology