SMSNA Scholars in Sexuality Research Grants Program
Applications for the 2023 SMSNA Scholars in Sexuality Research Grants is now closed.
Applications for the 2023 SMSNA Scholars in Sexuality Research Grants will begin September 7 – November 13, 2022.
The award term is January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023.
The maximum award amounts are:
- $5,000 for Undergraduate/Medical/Graduate School Students
- $7,500 for Resident or Post-Doctoral/Fellows
The Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) “Scholars in Sexuality Research Grants Program” offers young investigators interested in sexuality research the opportunity to obtain funding to support their research while engaged in qualifying research in sexuality.
It is the purpose of the SMSNA to increase public awareness of healthy sexuality and sexual problems, to foster the finest care for individuals suffering from sexual debility, and to encourage scholarship and research in human sexuality. It is our hope that this program will encourage young people to become interested in sexuality research and make it a focal point of their careers.
Eligibility Information
- Applications will be accepted from graduate or medical students, residents in graduate medical education training programs, and post-doctoral/post-residency fellows.
- Applications will be accepted from researchers representing diverse backgrounds including, but not limited to: urology, psychology, psychiatry, gynecology, internal medicine, geriatrics, public health, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, social work, law, etc.
- Research projects must be carried out within the United States or Canada to qualify for funding.
- Applicant’s mentor must be an SMSNA member.
Funding and Distribution of Funds
Submission Requirements
Application Review and Selection Process
Reporting Requirements
Post Award Requirements
Past Recipients
2021
Olivia Adams
Indiana University
Understanding barriers to preventive sexual practices and receipt of preventive care in White, Black, and Latina women with vulvovaginal pain (VVP)
Kevin Campbell
Baylor College of Medicine
The effects of intranasal testosterone for treatment of hypogonadism during the recovery of spermatogenesis: A prospective, non-blinded study
Justin Chan
University of British Columbia
Fractionated CO2 Laser in the Treatment of Chronic Phase Peyronie’s Disease
Kevin Chu
University of Miami
Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) intralesional injection therapy for Peyronie's Disease
Brian Dick
Tulane University
The Effects of Penile Traction Therapy for Penile Rehabilitation in a Bilateral Cavernous Nerve Crush Injury Rat Model
Charles Klose
East Carolina University
Induced SDF-1 Chemokine Expression in Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
Maximilien Laviolette-Brassard
McGill University
Use of penile Doppler ultrasound in urethral reconstruction for anterior urethral stricture disease
Scott Lundy
Cleveland Clinic
The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Erectile Dysfunction and PDE5 Inhibition
John Masterson
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Sex, drugs, and ischemic priapism: Measuring functional outcomes of priapism caused by recreational ICI use
Raiana Moraes
University of South Carolina
Decreased Thermosensitive Receptor Channel Activity Leads to Diabetic Erectile Dysfunction
Ayman Soubra
Tulane University
Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Peyronie’s Disease in a Rat Model
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