RESEARCH

REPORT: ACG Clinical Research Awards

Supporting Clinical Research: Fulfilling the Core Mission of the ACG Institute

ESTABLISHED IN 1994, THE ACG INSTITUTE HAS PROVIDED FUNDING TOTALING MORE THAN $22.4 MILLION TO 660 INVESTIGATORS, for research relating to clinical gastrointestinal practice. The College is proud of the achievements of its funded investigators and plans to invest more fully in their leadership and success.

The ACG Institute’s continued investment in career development awards and funding for GI fellows-in-training will foster clinical innovations in gastroenterology and hepatology that will improve patient care and strengthen the capabilities of practitioners.

Funding for 2020 Clinical Research

For 2020, the ACG Institute for Clinical Research and Education will award $1,516,742 in support of outstanding clinical research in gastroenterology. The ACG Institute will support four Junior Faculty Development Awards at an overall level of $1,200,000. The ACG Institute is proud of the investment in the career development of promising clinical researchers, and the excellent scientific research planned by the Junior Faculty Development Awardees. From among numerous submissions for the 2020 Clinical Research Awards, the Research Committee recommended funding for 16 investigators for a total of $316,742, of which three are pilot awards at the $15,000 level, five are for resident research awards at the $10,000 level, and four are for medical student research awards for a summer project at the $5,000 level.

2020 Clinical Research Awards

16 Investigators Funded TOTALING $316,742

Clinical Research Award $50,000

Smaller Programs Award $35,000

Pilot Award $15,000

Medical Resident Clinical Research Award $10,000

Medical Student Research Award $5,000

ACG Institute will award $1,516,742 to support outstanding clinical research in gastroenterology.

Junior Faculty Development Awards $300,000 $100,000 $1,200,000 Per Recipient Annually Total Funding

1994–2020 ACG Institute Funded 660 INVESTIGATORS totaling more than $22.4 MILLION