Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grant (EMIG)
Funding Amount
Up to US $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Applicant: Established or developing EMIGs, located at medical schools with or without emergency medicine residencies, are eligible to apply.
- An authorized signing official at the school/university is the only individual able to accept this award on the school/university’s behalf.
Other requirements
- This grant must be submitted with the support of your medical school or university sponsored programs office!
- Medical students should serve as primary applicants with a faculty co-applicant also listed.
- Proposals should focus on educational activities or projects related to undergraduate education in emergency medicine.
- Grant monies may be used for supplies, consultation, and seed money.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Faculty salary support is excluded.
- Not eligible: Funding cannot be used for salary or institutional overhead.
Overview
The Emergency Medicine Interest Group Grant (EMIG), funded by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation, supports medical student interest groups in enhancing emergency medicine education. Grants of up to $500 are awarded for one year, with potential for renewal. Eligible applicants include established or developing EMIGs at medical schools, focusing on educational initiatives. This grant aims to foster innovation in teaching methodologies and support resources for students pursuing education in emergency medicine.
NOTE: All application components, including letters of support, must be submitted through the SAEM Foundation Grant Portal by the deadline.
The SAEM Foundation recognizes the valuable role of emergency medicine medical student interest groups (EMIGs), and awards grants to support these groups' educational activities.
The goals of the SAEM Emergency Medicine Interest Group grants are:
- To promote growth of emergency medicine education at the medical student level,
- To identify new educational methodologies advancing undergraduate education in emergency medicine, and
- To support educational endeavors of an EMIG.
- Given these broad goals, there are few limitations on the nature of eligible proposals.
- Funding
An award of up to $500 is provided for one year. Awardees may apply for subsequent years of funding on a competitive basis.
Eligibility
Applicant: Established or developing EMIGs, located at medical schools with or without emergency medicine residencies, are eligible to apply. This grant must be submitted with the support of your medical school or university sponsored programs office! An authorized signing official at the school/university is the only individual able to accept this award on the school/university’s behalf. Medical students should serve as primary applicants with a faculty co-applicant also listed.Proposals should focus on educational activities or projects related to undergraduate education in emergency medicine. Grant monies may be used for supplies, consultation, and seed money.
Ineligibility
Faculty salary support is excluded.Funding cannot be used for salary or institutional overhead.
What Emergency Medicine Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 20
- Total given
- $2.08M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $3,500–$987K
- By dollars: Texas 48%, Pennsylvania 20%, New York 10%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; New York City, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 44% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
American College of Emergency Physicians · Irving, TX
Subcontract deliverables
$987K
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Mid-career research grant
$250K
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA
Early career research grant
$150K
The Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI
Pilot research grant
$100K
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York City, NY
Pilot research grant
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Medical equipment
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