What We Fund

The SAEM Foundation (SAEMF), in partnership with SAEM, provides grants to national and international universities and medical schools to help fund innovative research and education initiatives in the field of emergency medicine. In order for a project to be eligible for funding, it must fit into the scope of one of the grant categories listed below, and must support the mission of SAEM and the SAEMF.

Open Announcement

• NIDA Mentor-Facilitated Training (MFT) Award in Substance Use Disorders Science Dissemination, sponsored by SAEMF – $12,000 ($10,000 program support and a $2,000 Mentor stipend)
  Please note, the application deadline is September 30, 2024.

Additional Opportunities Coming Soon

• EMF-SAEMF Medical Student Research Grant - Maximum $5,000, up to four will be awarded - Deadline for next grant cycle will be in January 2025 (date TBA)
• Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grant (EMIG) – $500 – Deadline for next grant cycle will be in January 2025 (date TBA)
• GEMSSTAR for Emergency Medicine Supplemental Funding Program - $25,000 - - Deadline for next grant cycle will be in February 2025 (date TBA)

Closed Announcements

Applications for the SAEMF Grants below will open May 1, 2025 with applications due by 5 pm CT on August 1, 2025. 

• Research Training Grant (RTG) - $300,000
• Research Large Project Grant (LPG) - $150,000 
• Education Research Training Grant (ERG) - $100,000
• SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - Up to $100,000
• SAEMF/ED Benchmarking Alliance Clinical Operations Research Grant - $50,000
• SAEMF ARMED Pilot Grant - $25,000
• SAEMF ARMED MedEd Pilot Grant - $25,000
• Education Project Grant (EPG) - $20,000
• Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research Catalyst Grant, Supported by Michelle Blanda, MD - $10,000
• SAEMF/Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant - $5,000
• MTF/SAEMF Toxicology Research Grant - $20,000
• SAEMF/Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) Research Grant - $10,000 
• SAEMF/Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA) Research Pilot Grant - $10,000
• SAEMF/Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Research Grant - $10,000
• SAEMF/Simulation Academy Novice Research Grant - $5,000
• SAEMF/Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM) Research Grant - $6,000
• SAEMF/Resident and Medical Students (RAMS) Research Grant - $2,500 - $5,000
  
• The Ali and Danielle Raja RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - Grant of $2,500 plus scholarship to defray costs of participation as a Medical Student Ambassador at the SAEM's Annual Meeting
  
• The David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEP Scholarship - Scholarship: $1,250 bestowed upon the highest scoring RAMS Resident and RAMS Medical Student Research Grant recipients annually
  

Not all categories are offered every year.

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