Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design (ARMED) Pilot Grant

The application period for this grant closes each year in August.

This document provides an overview of this grant. For complete instructions on applying, please see the Detailed Instructions. For submission instructions and SAEMF policies, visit How To Apply. For answers to other common questions, visit our Grants FAQ or email grants@saem.org.

Purpose of the Award

The SAEMF ARMED Pilot Grant awards $25,000 from SAEMF with $25,000 in matching funds from the awardee’s department ($50,000 total) over a one-year period starting July 1 to support the development of a scientist in emergency medicine. Its specific goals are:

1. Provide support to an emergency medicine academician awardee for one year of mentored research experience. The award is intended to support the applicant in obtaining preliminary or pilot data for future grant submissions.
2. Enhance the likelihood of the selection of an academic and research career by the awardee.
3. Encourage the awardee’s academic development and involvement in emergency medicine research.

Expectations of the Award

The ARMED Pilot Grant awardee is expected to:

1. Attend the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year.
2. Submit interim and final progress reports in accordance with SAEMF instructions.
3. Submit an abstract reporting the results of the research project for presentation at the SAEM Annual Meeting. As the selection of research abstracts is a competitive process, acceptance is not assured.
4. Publish a manuscript (first-authored by the awardee) arising from the project in a peer-reviewed journal within two years of completing the award.
5. Acquire research skills and preliminary or pilot data through the financial support of the grant. Receive strong mentorship.
6. Complete a research project that will help develop the awardee’s research and academic career.
7. Develop the fundamental skills necessary to succeed as a research scientist and to successfully compete for subsequent extramural grant funding.

Eligibility of the Award

An applicant for the ARMED Pilot Grant must:

1. Have graduated from the SAEM Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design Course.
2. Be a "faculty" member of SAEM in good standing at application deadline and during the entire award period.
3. Have an advanced/doctoral or terminal educational degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, DSc or equivalent).
4. Hold a university appointment in or be actively involved (e.g., have an adjunct appointment) with a department or division of emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine at the start of the award period. The applicant may work as a clinician at an institution other than the host institution or the institution at which the project will be conducted.
5. Not have previously received a SAEMF ARMED Pilot Grant, SAEMF Research Training Grant, an Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) grant with similar purpose as the SAEMF Research Training Grant, a federally funded individual career development award (K-series or VA CDA), an institutional training grant (K12, KL2, or similar), or a comparable research training grant from another entity, prior to the start of the ARMED Pilot Grant period. Eligibility will be assessed at the time of the award decision, so applicants funded by a disqualifying source after submission of their application may become ineligible as a result of subsequent funding decisions.

Full Eligibility Criteria, Detailed Instructions, and Additional Information for SAEMF Grants can be found here.

Updated June 4, 2024