Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
AUSTRALASIAN UROLOGICAL FOUNDATION
The Australasian Urological Foundation (AUF) was established in 1994 by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (formerly the Urological Society of Australasia). The Foundation's main activity is the provision of research funds, through a grants program, to encourage urological research projects carried out by members of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand. The Foundation also supports programs within the medical profession as well as public awareness campaigns, such as prostate cancer awareness.
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The Foundation receives no government funding and relies on donations from corporate and individual supporters. The Foundation operates on minimal administration costs, instead using its funds solely for the purposes of the grants program.
The Foundation's grant program provides funds to encourage and facilitate research in clinical Urology or in basic science as it applies to the practice of Urology, at a recognised research institution or teaching hospital in Australia or New Zealand.
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The Bruce Pearson Fellowship Grant: The Australasian Urological Foundation (AUF) invites applications from members of the Urological Society of Australasia and Trainee Members, for the Bruce Pearson Fellowship in 2008. This Fellowship provides up to $100,000, to encourage and facilitate research in clinical Urology or in basic science as it applies to the practice of Urology, at a recognised research institution or teaching hospital in Australia or New Zealand. In the awarding of this Fellowship, preference will be given to applicants who are Urologists. This grant is funded by the Australasian Urological Foundation. (applications for Bruce Pearson Fellowships - tenure in 2009 have now closed) | 3 x Research Grants: Three research grants are available each year, for tenure commencing the following year. These grants are for up to $30,000 each and are jointly funded by the Australasian Urological Foundation (AUF) and our generous sponsors. (applications for AUF Grants for tenure in 2009 have now closed)
| 4 x Travel Grants: The Australasian Urological Foundation (AUF) Travel Grant for International Preceptorships in Laparoscopic Urology (IPLU), is awarded to two urologists, for tenure in March and October each year, for a period of one month. The grants are intended to cover course fees, travel and accommodation. All urologists and urology trainees who are members of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand are invited to apply. The purpose of the grant is to enable the recipient to take up an International Preceptorship in Laparoscopic Urology (IPLU), which the Foundation has arranged with Professor Inderbir Gill at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. These travel grants are funded by the Australasian Urological Foundation and are to the value of AUD$15,000. (applications for these travel grants - for tenure in March 2009 will be advertised late 2008/early2009)
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2007 grant recipients (tenure commencing 2008) | ||
Grant Type | Recipient | Research topic |
AUF/AstraZeneca Research Grant | David Nicol | Identification of markers of clinical aggression of prostate cancer using tissue micro-array analysis |
AUF/Bayer Australia | Robert ‘Frank' Gardiner | Improved Markers for Prostate Cancer Detection |
AUF/Hospira Research Grant | Peter Wong | Cellular proliferation and hypoxia in renal cell cancer |
Bruce Pearson Fellowship | Richard Millard | Neurochemicals and receptors in the neurogenic human bladder |
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IPLU Travel Grants for April 2008
| Paul Gassner and Lik-So (Carlo) Yuen
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