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 Applications

The applications for the SAEMF Grants below are now open with applications due by 5 p.m. CT on the specified deadlines. If the deadline occurs on a weekend date, applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. CT on the next business day.

• EMF-SAEMF Medical Student Research Grants in Memory of Dr. Amy H. Kaji - Maximum $5,000, up to four will be awarded. Apply by 5 p.m. CT on January 10, 2025.
• Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grant (EMIG) – $500 – Applications will be accepted beginning October 15, 2024 with a deadline of 5 p.m. CT on January 31, 2025.
• GEMSSTAR for Emergency Medicine Supplemental Funding Program - $25,000 Applications will be accepted beginning October 2024 (date to be announced in early October) with a deadline of 5 p.m. CT on February 15, 2025.

Closed Announcements

Unless otherwise noted, the applications for the SAEMF Grants below will open May 1, 2025 with applications due by 5 p.m. CT on August 1, 2025. If the deadline occurs on a weekend date, applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. CT on the next business day. 

• 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
• 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)
  Application is anticipated to reopen for 2025 in late Summer with a deadline in late Fall 2025.

Not all categories are offered every year.

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