President’s Grants
Funds projects to develop and evaluate innovative, bias-reducing strategies for fair clinical assessment in medical and nursing education, aligned with the 2022 Macy conference recommendations.
Funder: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Due Dates: January 7, 2026 (LOI portal opens) | March 30, 2026 (LOI due) | May 18, 2026 (Full proposal invitations) | July 17, 2026 (Full proposals due)
Funding Amounts: Up to $200,000 total per project over two years, inclusive of indirect costs (max 10%); three awards expected.
Summary: Supports demonstration projects developing and evaluating innovative strategies to ensure fairness in clinical assessment in medical and nursing education.
Key Information: Open to U.S. medical and nursing schools and teaching hospitals; projects must align with 2022 Macy conference recommendations and focus on the clinical learning environment.
Description
This funding opportunity from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation seeks proposals for demonstration projects that develop, implement, and evaluate innovative approaches to ensuring fairness in clinical assessment within medical and nursing education. Projects should aim to address bias and discrimination in learner assessment, advance competency-based frameworks, and align with the consensus recommendations from the 2022 Macy conference on fairness in medical education assessment. The ultimate goal is to improve assessment systems so that all graduates are fully prepared to deliver high-quality patient care.
