Fund for the Future

The Foundation of the AAGL’s Fund for the Future (FFTF) provides scholarship funding for AAGL Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS) programs to support the training of their MIGS fellows and offset their educational expenses.

The FFTF program was launched in 2011 as a partnership between the Foundation of the AAGL and industry thereby allowing industry partners to provide financial support to the AAGL Fellowships.

The FFTF program offers an online application that fellowship sites can use to apply for funding of their fellow(s). This program is only available to FMIGS sites, and not to individual fellows. If Fellows wish to receive funding through this program, they are to contact their fellowship site administrator and direct them to the FFTF website.

The Foundation of the AAGL Board has implemented the following guidelines for the Funds for the Future program:

Award winners are eligible to apply again three program years after receiving an award
An essay will be required with your application
Applications will be weighted based on the number of fellows in your program
Information submitted in the application process may be audited
Each FMIGS site is only eligible for one award per program year

The Foundation of the AAGL is pleased to offer two types of Fund for the Future Awards in the 2020-2021 program year:

Fund for the Future: for all FMIGS programs

Fund for the Future Robotics: for FMIGS programs specializing in robotics

Open Fund for the Future Robotics Application 2020-2021:

Applications are open and funding will be awarded to the two highest scoring AAGL FMIGS Programs, specializing in robotic surgery. Eligible FMIGS program sites are encouraged to apply. If your site was awarded a FFTF Robotics Award during the time period July 2017 – June 2020, you are not yet eligible to apply for the 2020-2021 FFTF Robotics Application. Your program will be eligible to apply again three program years after receiving your award.

Application Online: October 23, 2020

Applications Accepted Thru: November 13, 2020

Winner’s Announced: December 2020

To apply, please complete the 2020-2021 Fund for the Future Robotics Online Application.

The Foundation of the AAGL Would Like to Congratulate the
2020 FFTF Award Winners:

Penn State Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Thank You to Our 2020-2021 Fund for the Future Industry Partners!

Fund for the Future Grants

Fund for the Future Grant

Program Supported

July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
Fund for the Future	Brigham and Women’s Hospital Henry Ford Health System

July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Fund for the Future	Magee Women’s Hospital, UPMC University of North Carolina

July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
Fund for the Future Robotics	Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery Good Samaritan Legacy Health Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Fund for the Future	North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, NY Cleveland Clinic Florida

July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Fund for the Future Robotics	Penn State Hershey Medical Center Yale Gynecologic Oncology at Bridgeport Hospital Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fund for the Future	Vanderbilt University Medical Center St. Elizabeth Medical Center

July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
Fund for the Future	The George Washington University St. Elizabeth Medical Center Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center University of Louisville Baylor College of Medicine Newton Wellesley Hospital< Magee Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Vanderbilt Medical Center
Fund for the Future Robotics	Lutheran General Contact Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bridgeport/ Yale- New Haven Health Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Fund for the Future	Magee Women’s Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore Medical Center Vanderbilt University Medical Center Women’s Surgery Center The George Washington University - Medical Faculty Associates St. Elizabeth Medical Center Baylor College of Medicine Newton-Wellesley Hospital Scripps Clinic Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center University of North Carolina Las Vegas Minimally Invasive Surgery-Women’s Pelvic Health Center Indiana University Maimonides Medical Center Henry Ford Health System North Shore University Hospital Drexel University College of Medicine Center for Special Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Southern Illinois University St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals
Fund for the Future Robotics	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Yale Gynecologic Oncology, Bridgeport Hospital

July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
Fund for the Future	Newton Wellesley Hospital Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine St. Elizabeth Medical Center The George Washington University - Medical Faculty Associates Indiana University Brigham and Women’s Hospital Atlanta Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery & Reproductive Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center Scripps Clinic Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Henry Ford Health System University of Louisville Southern Illinois University School of Medicine University of North Carolina Mount Sinai and White Plains Hospital Center for Pelvic Health Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery Northwest Hospital Center, Inc.
Fund for the Future Robotics	Yale University/ Bridgeport Hospital FMIGS Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America	Newton Wellesley Hospital
Fund for the Future	Magee Women’s Hospital University of Louisville Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center Henry Ford Health System St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals/Academic Affiliate of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons Women’s Surgery Center Atlanta Center for Special Minimally Invasive Surgery & Reproductive Medicine The George Washington University, Medical Faculty Associates Brigham and Women´s Hospital Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Bridgeport Hospital/Yale Gyn-Oncology Indiana University Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Health System, Portland Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates Center for Women’s Care University of Florida Center for Pelvic Health Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Northwest Hospital Center, Inc.

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Fund for the Future	Baylor College of Medicine (Robert K. Zurawin) Women’s Surgery Center (Stephen Rich)
Fund for the Future	Newton Wellesley Hospital (Keith Isaacson)
Fund for the Future	Brigham and Women´s Hospital (Jon I. Einarsson) Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Charles E. Miller) Center for Fertility and Women’s Health (Anthony Luciano)
Fund for the Future	Center for Fertility and Women’s Health (Anthony Luciano) University of Louisville (James Shwayder) Henry Ford Health System (David I. Eisenstein) University of North Carolina (John Steege) Magee Women’s Hospital (Ted Lee) Indiana University (Gregory Raff) Center for Pelvic Health (Barry Jarnigan) Scripps Clinic (Bruce Kahn)