Biogen General Grants

Funding to support a project or program that does not fit any of the other defined grant categories.

Eligibility

Only applications that meet Biogen’s defined Areas of Interest criteria will be considered. Please go to the Areas of Interest section to review the area of interest before applying.To be considered for a grant, the following criteria must be met:Grant request must be unsolicitedGrant request must be submitted for a future project or program
Funding amount requested must reflect a real and fair market value for the proposed activitiesFunds are not granted to directly or indirectly encourage recipients to purchase or prescribe Biogen's products or services
Funding is permitted only to legally established organizationsRequesting organization must be registered for more than 2 years
Requesting organization must confirm receipt of payment and verify how funds were used for all previous Biogen-supported activities
Requesting organization and grant request must be in full compliance with all regional and local codes, laws, and industry regulations, including, but not limited to anti-corruption, transparency and privacy laws and regulationsGrant requests from organizations that provide commercial services (e.g. marketing or promotional) to Biogen are thoroughly reviewed to ensure appropriate separation (firewalls) exists between the part of the organization providing commercial services to Biogen and the part of the organization seeking grant funding.

Ineligibility

A grant cannot be provided to individuals.Grant requests that do not meet disease areas of interest or funding categories are ineligible for review.Grant request must not provide tangible benefit to Biogen.Funding must not be used for:Travel, lodging or registration expenses for non-faculty healthcare professionals to attend a program
Operating expenses that are not directly and exclusively dedicated to the project or program (e.g. equipment, salaries, benefits, journal subscriptions, etc.)
Support of a promotional exhibit or display space/fees
Please submit requests for exhibit fees under the Sponsorships request category
Advertising space
Programs that take place in a location or venue that detract from the educational activity’s primary purposeIf a third-party provider will be utilized to implement the proposed project or program, the provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by:A practicing physician or other HCP
A group practice of physicians or other HCPs
An individual who is an immediate family member of a practicing physician or other HCP