Independent Medical Education Grant

Independent Medical Education Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Genentech Foundation
Last Updated: January 23, 2026

Summary

The Independent Medical Education Grant from Genentech aims to enhance medical education and improve patient outcomes by supporting educational initiatives for healthcare professionals. Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the event, and funding is available for various disease states including asthma, COVID-19, and diabetic retinopathy. However, organizations that discriminate or have conflicts of interest are ineligible. This initiative promotes excellence in healthcare through independent educational providers.

Overview

NOTE: Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project/program/event start date. Independent Medical Education Genentech supports grants for independent medical education in an effort to advance excellence in medicine and healthcare and improve patient health outcomes by enhancing the knowledge of the medical community. Independent Medical Education (IME) is generally defined as education for healthcare professionals (HCPs) provided by an independent educational provider, such as a community hospital, academic center, society/association or medical education and communication company. All aspects related to IME, including but not limited to the agenda, content, and faculty, must remain fully independent and be under the sole control of the activity organizers. Genentech will not provide any guidance to the IME provider. All accredited programs must follow the standards set forth in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Funding Priorities Genentech/Roche will consider funding requests in the following disease states right now: Age-Related Macular Degeneration Asthma Chronic Urticaria COVID-19 Diabetic Macular Edema Diabetic Retinopathy Food Allergy HemophiliaHematologic MalignancyLymphomaDiffuse Large B-CellFollicularNon-HodgkinsInfluenzaIrritable Bowel Disease (IBD)Lung CancerNon-Small Cell ALK PositiveSmall CellLupusMacular Edema Myasthenia Gravis Neuromyelitis Optica Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Retinal Vein Occlusion Spinal Muscular AtrophyThyroid Eye Disease Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Uveitis

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project/program/event start date.Requests for funding an accredited continuing education activity must be submitted by the organization accrediting the activity (the accredited provider)NOTE: If there are multiple credit types offered for the activity:The ACCME-accredited organization must submit the application for any activities that offer AMA PRA Category 1 credit for physiciansIf no AMA PRA Category 1 credit is offered for the activity, then an accredited provider offering a different credit type for the activity is eligible to submit the requestIf your organization is an accredited provider but you will be utilizing a non-accredited third party implementation provider to implement the proposed activity: The third-party implementation provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by a practicing physician or other HCP, or a group practice of physicians or other HCPs (regardless of size) The third-party implementation provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by, an individual who is an immediate family member of a practicing physician or other HCPThe funding must be consistent with a Genentech or Roche therapeutic area. Firewall RequirementsOrganizations which also perform promotional activities must have sufficient separation (firewalls) between the grant requestor's or partner's promotional and medical education business units.Requests for funding an ACCME accredited program must be submitted by the organization accrediting the activity (the accredited provider) regardless of the dollar amount requestedRequests for funding other accredited programs (i.e., pharmacy, nursing, AAFP) must be submitted by the organization that is responsible for development of the program's content

Ineligibility

Your organization must not be:A political or sectarian organizationAn individual, group practice, or private physician officeAn organization with a written policy to discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender expression and/or identify, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other protected status is ineligible for funding.If your organization is an accredited provider but you will be utilizing a non-accredited third party implementation provider to implement the proposed activity:The third-party implementation provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by a practicing physician or other HCP, or a group practice of physicians or other HCPs (regardless of size).The third-party implementation provider must not be owned in whole or in part by, or controlled by, an individual who is an immediate family member of a practicing physician or other HCP.In order to be eligible the funding must not be used for:The purpose of developing clinical practice guidelines, e.g., statements that include recommendations intended to help practitioners make appropriate health care decisions for specific clinical conditions. Support a religious purpose.Promotion of a Genentech or Roche product or to influence formulary decisions.Travel, lodging or registration expenses for non-faculty healthcare professionals to attend an educational program (there are certain exceptions for healthcare professionals in training: i.e. medical students, fellows, etc. to attend major medical society meetings).Operating expenses that are not directly and exclusively dedicated to the educational activity being applied for (e.g. equipment, salaries, benefits, journal subscriptions, etc.)Support a promotional exhibit or display space/fees (please contact your local Genentech representative regarding requests for exhibit fees).Stand-alone entertainment or social events.Staff/professional development.Advertising space.Grant requests from applicants who have received past grant funding, but have not provided required reconciliation information or have not returned unused funds.Grant requests for programs that take place in a location, venue or in a schedule that detracts from the educational activity as the primary purpose.Grant requests that contain unacceptable budget line items, such as:Funding for healthcare professional partners or guests. Faculty lodging and/or expense reimbursement out of proportion with the number of days that the faculty is presenting.Gifts/prizes for faculty or attendees.Requests for food only.Funding for faculty dinners not related to content review.Honoraria or costs in excess of fair market value.Genentech/Roche will not be considering funding requests in the following disease states right nowAlzheimer's DiseaseBasal Cell CarcinomaBreast CancersCystic FibrosisGenitourinary CancersRenalProstateBladderGynecological CancersCervicalEndometrialOvarianHead & Neck CancersHuntington's DiseaseLung Cancer (Multiple Subtypes)Non-Small-CellNon-Small Cell ALK PositiveNon-Small Cell RET AlteredNon-Small Cell ROS1 PositiveSmall-CellMelanomaNTRK Fusion CancersPan-TumorStrokeThyroid Cancer RET Altered