SAEMF/Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Research Grant

SAEMF/Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation
Amount: US $5,000
Last Updated: March 05, 2025

Summary

The SAEMF/AWAEM Research Grant provides $5,000 to support early career researchers in academic emergency medicine. This funding aims to enhance the recruitment and retention of women in the field, address gender gaps, and promote best practices. Awardees are expected to attend the SAEM Annual Meeting, submit progress reports, and publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals. This initiative helps foster professional development and networking opportunities for women in emergency medicine.

Overview

SAEMF/Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) Research Grant Purpose of the Award The SAEMF/AWAEM Research Grant awards $5,000 over a one-year period starting the specified date to support one early career investigator to address a research question in line with the core ideology of the Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine, as described below: To enhance the recruitment, promotion, and retention of women in academic emergency medicine throughout their careers. To supply our members with readily available materials to promote professional development and notify them of leadership opportunities both within Emergency Medicine and schools of medicine. To support women in academic Emergency Medicine through recognition of their accomplishments, mentorship and networking, and by promoting collaboration both among the AWAEM membership as well as other national medical organizations.To identify gender gaps and organizational practices that hamper the advancement of women emergency medicine practitioners and researchers and also address these issues through the development and promotion of best practices and career strategies for women in Emergency Medicine.To advance research that supports:the core purposes of the organization, and leads to an understanding of the role that sex and gender play in emergency patient care This award is intended to allow for preliminary data collection, analysis or collection of pilot data that will further support greater research endeavors. Expectations of the Award The SAEMF/AWAEM Research Grant awardee is expected to: Attend the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year. Submit interim and final progress reports in accordance with SAEMF instructions. Submit an abstract reporting the results of the research project for presentation at the SAEM Annual Meeting. As the selection of research abstracts is a competitive process, acceptance is not assured. Publish a manuscript (first-authored by the awardee) arising from the project in a peer-reviewed journal within two years of completing the award.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. An applicant for the AWAEM Research Grant must:Be a member of SAEM in good standing at application deadline and during the entire award period. Have an advanced/doctoral or terminal educational degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, DSc or equivalent). Hold a university appointment in or be actively involved (e.g., have an adjunct appointment) with a department or division of emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine at the start of the award period. The applicant may work as a clinician at an institution other than the host institution or the institution at which the project will be conducted. Be an early career researcher, defined as completing initial residency training within eight (8) years of the start of the award period. SAEMF will consider requests for exceptions to this requirement for various reasons, including but not limited to medical concerns, disability, and active-duty military service. Each of these requests is reviewed on a case by case basis, and must be made prior to the application deadline. SAEM will approve an automatic extension of one year for childbirth within the early career period. All extension requests must be made before the nomination deadline. Fellowship training does not affect the requirement for defining an early career researcher.The awardee is expected to attend the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year. The applicant’s host department:Must be a department or division (or equivalent) of emergency medicine within or outside of the United States. Should be actively involved in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine research and education. Should have an established research program as exemplified by:faculty/staff with extra- and/or intramural competitive grant funding; current Institutional Review Board (IRB, or equivalent) approved clinical, education, health services, or laboratory research in progress; faculty/staff who have presented their research at national or international meetings; faculty/staff publications in peer-reviewed research journals; a formal research curriculum; and dedicated funds, space, and support personnel available to ensure completion of projects in which the applicant will participate.Must provide financial support for SAEM annual meeting attendance for the duration of the award. Up to $1,000 in grant funds may be used for expenses related to attending the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year(s).The applicant’s host institution must:Provide adequate administrative and clerical support to the recipient, including, but not limited to, office space, administrative support, and information systems. Demonstrate a track record of involvement and commitment to research and training at local, state, and national levels. In the majority and ideal circumstances, the host institution should have an accredited emergency medicine residency program. Demonstrate the availability of faculty, resident and/or medical student teaching opportunities relevant to the project and applicant’s needs for the project, when applicable (e.g.,. Education Project Grant, Education Research Training Grant, Simulation Academy Novice Research Grant, AEUS Research Grant). You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.