Table.
Available medical education grant opportunities.
| Name of Grant | Website | Mission | Funding amount | Submission deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMEE Seed Grants | https://amee.org/awards-prizes/research-grant-award-programme | To promote scholarship in healthcare professions education to advance knowledge and best practices in education as well as to build a community of scholars working in the field. | £10,000 | February |
| AstraZeneca Medical Education Research Grants | https://www.astrazenecagrants.com/home.html | To support quality independent medical and scientific education and sponsorships that enhances patient care. | Variable | Varies by grant |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Independent Medical Education Grants | https://www.bms.com/about-us/responsibility/IME.html | To support innovative, high quality medical education that closes gaps in health care professional knowledge, strengthens their professional competence, and improves patient health outcomes. | Not listed | Not listed |
| NBME Stemmler Grant | http://www.nbme.org/research/stemmler.html | To support research or development of innovative assessment approaches that will enhance the evaluation of those preparing to, or continuing to, practice medicine. | $150,000 | July* January** |
| SACME Research Grant | https://sacme.org/SACME_Grants/ | To promote the highest value in patient care and health of the public through the scholarship of continuing medical and interprofessional education. | $50,000 | December* March** |
| SDRME Synthesis Paper Grant | http://sdrme.org/scholarship.asp | To support the writing of review/synthesis papers that make a substantial contribution to advancing practice, theory, or research in medical education. | $4,000 | September |
| Spencer Small Research Grants | https://www.spencer.org/small-research-grants | To support academic work that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. | $50,000 | February, May, August, November |
| Lyle Spencer Research Award | https://www.spencer.org/lyle-spencer-research-awards | To support intellectually ambitious research oriented to improving the practice of education, independent of any particular reform agendas or methodological strictures. | $1,000,000 | October |
| Teleflex Medical Education Grants | https://www.teleflex.com/usa/about-us/grants/medical-educational-grants/ | To support genuine medical education that meets defined clinical educational needs. | Not listed | No due date requirement |
| The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Higher Education Grant | https://sloan.org/grants/apply | To support original research and education related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. | Not listed | Not listed |
| AAMC MESRE Grant | https://www.aamc.org/members/gea/gea_sections/mesre/ | To enhance the quality of research in medical education and to promote its application to educational practice. | $20,000 | February* May** |
| AHRQ Grants | https://www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/index.html | To produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. | Variable | Varies by grant |
| AMA Foundation Grant | https://www.ama-assn.org/about/community-health-programs | To improve the health of all Americans by supporting community health and medical education programs. | $40,000 – $60,000 | December |
| CORD EMF Grants | https://www.cordem.org/opportunities/cord-grants/ | To provide a vehicle for emergency medicine education researchers early in their career that promotes the development of well-conceived projects while allowing for grant writing experience and recognition of successful grant applications. | $10,000 $25,000 |
February |
| Gold Foundation Picker Gold Challenge Grant | http://www.gold-foundation.org/programs/picker-gold-challenge-grants-for-residency-training/ | To support the research and development of successful patient-centered care initiatives and best practices in the education of our country’s future physicians. | $15,000 – $25,000 | March* May** |
| Gold Foundation Mapping the Landscape Grant | http://www.gold-foundation.org/programs/research/mtl/ | To promote widespread understanding of the state of research on humanism in healthcare; catalyze further research in this area; and promote the integration of humanistic principles into health professions education, clinical learning environments, accreditation standards and healthcare policy. | $5,000 | June |
| Hearst Foundations Grant | https://www.hearstfdn.org/applying-reporting/how-to-apply/ | To fund educational institutions demonstrating uncommon success in preparing students to thrive in a global society with a focus on higher education. | $50,000 | Not listed |
| SAEM Education Project Grant | http://www.saem.org/saem-foundation/grants/funding-opportunities/what-we-fund/educational-research-grant | To foster innovation in teaching, education, and educational research in emergency medicine for faculty-, fellow-, resident- and medical student-level learners. | $20,000 | August |
| The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants | http://macyfoundation.org/apply | To support research in interprofessional education and teamwork, new curriculum content, new models for clinical education, career development in health professions education, and education for the care of underserved populations. | Not listed | No due date requirement |
| USDOE FIPSE Grant | https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html | To spur the development of innovations that improve educational outcomes, makes college more affordable for students and families, and develops an evidence base of effective practices. | Variable | June |
| AAMC GEA Regional Grants | https://www.aamc.org/members/gea/regions | To advance medical education and medical educators through faculty development, curriculum development, educational research, and assessment in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. | $3,000 – $7,000 | Varies by region |
AMEE, Association for Medical Education in Europe; NBME, National Board of Medical Examiners; SACME, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education; SDRME, Society of Directors of Research in Medical Education; AAMC, Association of American Medical Colleges; MESRE, Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation; AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AMA, American Medical Association; CORD, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors; EMF, Emergency Medicine Foundation.
*
Due date for letter of intent.
**
Due date for full proposal.
SAEM, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine; USDOE, United States Department of Education; FIPSE, Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education; GEA, Group on Educational Affairs.