SAEMF/Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA) Research Pilot Grant

The SAEMF/GEMA Research Pilot Grant provides $10,000 to support junior researchers in international emergency medicine. The funding covers travel and minor research costs for participation in mentored projects with international partners. Applicants must be early-career researchers, hold a relevant degree, and have an existing project requiring at least six weeks abroad. The grant emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and contributions to global health through established emergency medicine research programs.

SAEMF/Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA) Research Pilot Grant
Purpose of the Award
The SAEMF/GEMA Research Pilot Grant awards $10,000 over a one-year period starting July 1 to support a junior researcher in the field of international emergency medicine to enter a mentored project in collaboration with an international partner or partners. This grant is meant to support the travel costs of the awardee as well as minor direct research costs to allow for field participation in a project.
Expectations of the Award
This grant is not intended to support an independent research project, but instead to support the applicant's role in a larger or existing project related to international emergency medicine/global health in collaboration with an international partner or partners. The mentor is expected to have an ongoing or planned project in global/international emergency medicine that requires participation of a junior researcher. The grant may support sub-studies, adjacent studies, and studies that build on prior work (e.g. a registry) conducted by the mentor.
The SAEMF/GEMA Research Pilot 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

An applicant for the GEMA Research Pilot Grant must:Be a member of SAEM in good standing at application deadline and during the entire award period.
Be a member of GEMA at time of application 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 to grants@saem.org before the nomination deadline. Fellowship training does not affect the requirement for defining an early career researcher.
Have not received an SAEMF GEMA Research Pilot Grant
Be considering a career in academic emergency medicine with a focus on global health.
Identify an existing or planned project in which the applicant will participate and which will require travel abroad for a minimum of 6 weeks.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. An applicant must be a member of SAEM in good standing at the application deadline and during the entire award period.
An applicant also must be a member of GEMA at the time of application and during the entire award period.