EM Research Grant Overview

Grant applications are available on the EMF web site here. The grant applications and the overview are under the EM Research tab at the top of the page.

December 2007 Deadlines

EMF Career Development Grant - $50,000
Description: Awarded to emergency medicine faculty at the instructor or assistant professor level who needs seed money or release time to begin a promising research project.
Application Deadline: December 21, 2007

EMF Health Policy Research Grant - $50,000
Description: The grants are awarded for a one- or two-year period to researchers in the health policy or health services area, who have the experience to conduct research on critical health policy issues in emergency medicine.
Application Deadline: December 21, 2007

EMF Resident Research Grant - $5,000
Description: Awards a maximum of $5,000 to a junior or senior resident to stimulate research at the graduate level.
Application Deadline: December 21, 2007

January 2008 Deadlines

EMF/ENAF Team Grant - $50,000
Description: This request for proposals specifically targets research that is designed to investigate the topic of ED overcrowding. Proposals may focus on a number of related areas, including: definitions and outcome measures of ED overcrowding, causes and effects of ED overcrowding, and potential solutions to the problem of ED overcrowding. The applicants must provide evidence of a true collaborative effort between physician and nurse professionals and must delineate the relative roles of the participants in terms of protocol development, data collection, and manuscript preparation. Applications may be enhanced by inclusion of appropriate hospital administrative leaders.
Application Deadline: January 4, 2008

EMF Research Fellowship Grant - $150,000 over a two year period

Description: EMF Research Fellow stipends are available to institutions that possess the facilities for clinical or basic science research and have on their staff the necessary experienced investigators to promote the academic growth of the research fellow. Awards are made with the stipulation that they are to be used only as salary support for the EMF Research Fellow.
Application Deadline: January 4, 2008

EMF/FERNE Neurological Emergencies Clinical Research Grant - $25,000
Description: The goal of this directed grant program is to fund research based towards acute disorders of the neurological system, such as the identification and treatment of diseases and injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Only clinical applications will be considered - no basic science applications will be accepted.
Letter of intent Deadline: October 15, 2007
Application Deadline: January 4, 2008

February 2008 Deadline

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research Grant - $2,400
Description: This grant program is sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). A maximum of $2,400 over 3 months is available for a medical student to encourage research in emergency medicine.
Application Deadline: February 4, 2008