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LEAD Program

The 2026 Competition is Now Open!

The Leadership in Education, Achievement and Development Program (LEAD) Program supports urology residents who conduct mentored research, engage in AUA research education opportunities and are championed through networking events as they develop successful research careers and better serve the urology patient community.
 
Program participants will have access to:
The application deadline is February 9, 2026. Please contact the Office of Research at grantsmanager@auanet.org with any questions.
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The 2026 Program Announcement and Application Agreement forms can be found in Proposal Central.

Researcher Profiles

View the current LEAD Program Awardees.

Dates to Remember

December 31, 2025

  • 8 p.m. ET — CMS deadline to apply for the 2025 Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) and/or Promoting Interoperability (PI) hardship exemptions.

 
January 31, 2025

  • Last day to upload the Health Insurance Claim Form (CMS 1500 Form) and sign the Data Release Consent Forms (DRCF) via the AQUA Registry dashboard. 

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