Research & Awards
Research Awards
The AGA Research Foundation provides over $2 million annually to spur discoveries in gastroenterology and hepatology.



This program supports undergraduate students from racial, ethnic and/or other groups traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research to perform mentored research related to digestive diseases throughout the academic year. The award provides a stipend, AGA membership, and a travel allowance to attend Digestive Disease Week®.
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This award provides $100,000 per year for three years (totaling $300,000) to early-career faculty (i.e., investigator, instructor, research associate or equivalent) working toward an independent career in digestive disease research.
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Next Awards Cycle in 2023



This award provides $100,000 per year for three years (totaling $300,000) to early-career faculty (i.e., instructor, assistant professor) working toward an independent translational research career in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research.
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Next Awards Cycle in 2023



This award provides $30,000 for one year to independent investigators at any career stage researching new directions in gastroenterology- or hepatology-related areas.
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This award provides $40,000 for one year to an early career investigator who currently holds a federal or non-federal career development award devoted to conducting research related to digestive cancer.
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This award provides $30,000 for one year to independent investigators at any career stage researching new directions focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Funding for this award is provided by Pfizer, Inc.
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This award provides $30,000 for one year to independent investigators at any career stage researching new directions to improve the diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Funding for this award is provided by Pfizer, Inc.
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Next Awards Cycle in 2023



This award provides $50,000 per year for two years (totaling $100,000) to an established investigator working on novel approaches in gastric cancer research.
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This award provides $65,000 annually for two years ($130,000 total) to clinical or postdoctoral fellows seeking to protect time for clinical or translational research in preparation for careers as independent investigators in gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreatology or closely allied fields.
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Next Awards Cycle in 2023



This award provides $65,000 annually for two years ($130,000 total) to clinical or postdoctoral fellows seeking to protect time for clinical or translational research in preparation for careers as independent investigators in gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreatology or closely allied fields. This award will fund research related to inflammation and immunology.
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Next Awards Cycle in 2023



This $500 travel award supports recipients who are graduate students, medical students, medical residents (residents up to postgraduate year three), clinical fellows or postdoctoral fellows giving abstract-based oral or poster presentations at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) that communicate research into health or health care disparities.
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AGA Research Foundation
Even the most qualified of young investigators can no longer depend on government funding and they are leaving the field because they are unable to sustain a research career. With your help, AGA can help bridge that gap.