The RSNA Research and Education Foundation will fund 101 grants totaling $4 million in 2016 -- the highest amount ever awarded by the foundation.
This year's awards will fund individuals at 54 institutions. Two international recipients -- one from India and one from Nigeria -- were awarded Education Scholar Grants.
The awards provide opportunities for individuals to become engaged in research and excited about the prospect of pursuing a career in academic radiology, the foundation said.
Since 1984, the RSNA foundation has awarded more than $50 million in funding to more than 1,300 projects; this year, the foundation has achieved a funding rate of 30%. Also, every dollar awarded by the foundation results in more than $40 of additional funding received as principal or co-investigator by sources including the U.S. National Institutes of Health, corporations, and private foundations.
