R&E Foundation

The R&E Foundation awards $1 million to support 51 grant projects.

The Research Resident Grant Program is launched, and three research residents are awarded grants.

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The Research Medical Student grant is established to encourage students to consider research in radiology.

The Roentgen Centennial Fellow Award is announced to reach those interested in radiology at every stage in their medical careers.

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For the first time, grant expenditures for a single year exceed $1 million.

The Visionaries Program is established. Donation and pledges of over $2.6 million are received from the current and past RSNA leadership to support Foundation programs.

Ten years after awarding its first grant, the Foundation's awards total more than $7 million and more than 200 grant projects are funded.

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The Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award and the Outstanding Researcher Award are established to recognize the efforts and achievements of individuals in radiological research.

The first international seed grant is awarded.

RSNA Board of Directors dedicates $10 million to the Foundation to establish an education grant program.

RSNA’s Committee on International Radiology Education (CIRE) established the Derek Harwood-Nash International Fellowship in 1998.

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The Foundation’s cumulative awards surpass $10 million.

R&E Foundation grant recipient survey indicates that for every $1 awarded by the Foundation, recipients receive an additional $7 in subsequent funding from other sources.

The Foundation establishes study sections in the style of the National Institutes of Health to review and rank grant applications.

The Foundation awards three new educational grants.

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The Foundation establishes the Presidents Circle, an annual giving program to recognize individuals whose annual gifts are $1,500 or more.

The Exhibitors Circle Program is developed as a corporate giving program for small and mid-sized exhibitor companies.

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The Foundation’s cumulative awards surpass $20 million for 522 investigators.

The Foundation launches its Silver Anniversary Campaign with the goal of raising $15 million by the 25th anniversary year in 2009.

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The Visionaries in Practice Program is created to recognize donations from private practice groups and academic departments.

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The Foundation's individual giving program is restructured to recognize donors for their cumulative gifts, recognizing all gifts given since the inception of the Foundation.

R&E Foundation grant recipient survey indicates that for every $1 awarded by the Foundation, recipients receive an additional $9 in subsequent funding from other sources.

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The Foundation’s cumulative awards surpass $24 million to 590 investigators.

$1.5 million donation from Paul E. Berger, MD, funds individual named endowment in memory of Derek Harwood-Nash, MD.

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Silver Anniversary Campaign is a success with over $15.4 million raised.

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The first international education scholar grant is awarded.

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The R&E Foundation collaborates with the Association of Academic Radiology and the American Society of Neuroradiology to jointly fund grant awards.

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The first R&E Fun Run takes place at RSNA 2012, with 450 participants raising $13,000.

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The Foundation sets an annual record by funding over $3 million in grants.

The R&E Foundation launches Inspire-Innovate-Invest: The Campaign for Funding Radiology’s Future® as part of the 100th anniversary of RSNA with a fundraising goal of $17.5 million.

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$600,000 is donated to fund the named Austin Radiological Research Resident Grant and $800,000 to fund the named Strategic Radiology Research Seed Grant.

Grant funding exceeds $4 million with 101 projects funded.

Inspire-Innovate-Invest: The Campaign for Funding Radiology’s Future® is a success with $17.5 million raised.

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R&E Foundation grant recipient survey indicates that for every $1 awarded by the Foundation, recipients receive an additional $50 in subsequent funding from other sources.

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New, multi-year education grant awards designed to promote the development of education are introduced. Resulting educational content and products from these grants are made available as a benefit to RSNA members.

The Foundation awards its first, multi-year education grant awards; total research and education grant funding approved by the R&E Foundation Board of Trustees exceeds $5 million.

New funding opportunity boosts early research grants to underrepresented in medicine medical students with up to 10 grants awarded.

The Foundation receives $2.3 million from the Joan Eliasoph Charitable Remainder Annuity. This is the largest, individual gift endowment received. The estate gift will support one Research Seed Grant and one Research Scholar Grant.

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The Emerging Issues grant is introduced to address timely and urgent research topics outside of the existing grant cycle.

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The RSNA R&E Education Project Award is introduced to recognize the impact of educators to supplement funding for new or ongoing education projects. One of the first recipients was Leanne Y. Lin, MD, MPH.

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The Foundation awards $500,000 in funding for Emerging Issues research focusing on health care disparities and long-term effects of COVID-19.

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R&E Foundation grant recipient survey indicates that for every $1 awarded by the Foundation, recipients receive an additional $60 in subsequent funding from other sources.

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The Foundation launches new Leadership Circle giving program, designed as a mechanism for mid-size companies to financially support the Foundation.

The Foundation recognizes its 40th anniversary, celebrating over 1,900 grants awarded since its founding, continuing its legacy of funding radiology’s future.

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