SMSNA Scholars in Sexuality Research Grants Program

Applications for the 2025 Scholars in Sexuality grant is currently closed and expected to reopen in January 2026.

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” supports junior investigators conducting research into human sexuality and sexual wellness. It is the intent of this program to attract junior clinicians and researchers to the field of sexual medicine and to support their early studies.

  • 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.
  • All funded applicants will receive membership in the SMSNA at no charge for 2 years.

For questions or information about this grants program, please contact the SMSNA Executive Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Past Recipients

Dayana Davoudi
University of Toronto
Cross-sectional Survey on Sexual Wellbeing, Body Image, and Quality of Life using the Gender-Q; a comparison of full depth and shallow depth vaginoplasty

Muhammed A Moukhtar Hammad
University of California – Irvine
Predicting Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Complications Using Machine Learning: A Multicenter International Study

Colin Ihrig
Florida State University
Lingering Changes in Vascular and Erectile Function Resulting from Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) via the GnRH Agonist Leuprolide.

Devon Langston
University of Utah
Understanding the Sexual Health Needs and Concerns of Gay Prostate Cancer Survivors and their Same-Sex Partners

Alexandros Tsobanoudis
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Disparities in Testosterone Replacement Therapy: A 20-Year Retrospective Cohort Study on Prescription Trends, Regulatory Impacts, and Health Equity

Julio Yanes
University of Miami
Salvage Outcomes for Infected Penile Prostheses: Assessing Utilization and Comparing Inflatable vs. Malleable Prosthesis Salvage Techniques

Boyang Zhang
Texas A&M University
Development of an inexpensive and reproducible lifelike vas deferens model for microsurgery technique training

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