What We Fund

The SAEM Foundation, 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 SAEM Foundation.

For information on how to apply, please visit How to Apply. New grant applicants may find the SAEMF Grant Submission Tutorial at the bottom of this page helpful.

Applications submitted after the deadline for submission will not be reviewed.

Closed Announcements

The SAEMF grants portal will open for the next cycle on May 1, 2023. The deadline to submit applications will be 5 pm, CT on August 1, 2023 unless otherwise noted.

• SAEMF Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant - Up to $100,000
• Research Training Grant (RTG) - $300,000
• Research Large Project Grant (LPG) - $150,000 
• Education Research Training Grant (ERG) - $100,000


• Coming April 2023! SAEMF/ED Benchmarking Alliance Clinical Operations Research Grant- $50,000
  
• SAEM ARMED Pilot Grant - $25,000
• SAEMF Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design in Medical Education (ARMED MedEd) Pilot Training Grant - $25,000
• Education Project Grant (EPG) - $20,000
• MTF/SAEMF Toxicology Research Grant - $20,000
  
  
• New! Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research Catalyst Grant, Supported by Michelle Blanda, MD - $10,000
  
• 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 - $5,000
• SAEMF/Simulation Academy Novice Research Grant - $5,000 
• SAEMF/Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant - $5,000
• SAEMF/Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM) Research Grant - $4,000
• SAEMF/Resident and Medical Students (RAMS) Research Grant - $2,500 - $,5000
  
  
• SAEMF NIDA Mentor-Facilitated Training Award in Substance Use Disorders Science Dissemination – $12,000
• GEMSSTAR for Emergency Medicine Supplemental Funding Program - $25,000 - Deadline for next grant cycle will be February 2024 (date TBA)

• EMF-SAEMF Medical Student Research Grant - Maximum $5,000 – Deadline for the next grants cycle will be January 2024 (date TBA)
  


• Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grant (EMIG) – $500 – Deadline for next grant cycle will be January 2024 (date TBA)

Not all categories are offered every year.

Can't find what you need? Take a look at Other Funding Opportunities. 

SAEMF Grant Submission Tutorial

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