Independent Medical Education Grants
Independent Medical Education Grants support healthcare professionals and patients through independent education that advances scientific and medical knowledge, closes learning gaps, and improves patient outcomes.
Funder: Ipsen
Due Dates: Rolling (general requests; at least 90 days before event) | August 12, 2026 (Biliary Atresia RFP) | November 13, 2026 (PBC RFP) | November 16, 2026 (Myelofibrosis RFP)
Funding Amounts: Up to $300,000 each for PBC and Myelofibrosis RFPs; up to $250,000 for Biliary Atresia
Summary: Supports independent education for healthcare professionals and patients that advances scientific and medical knowledge.
Key Information: Education must be independent, balanced, accurate, non-misleading, and free from commercial bias.
Description
Ipsen supports independent medical education through seminars, webinars, symposia, educational materials, and other educational programs. Both accredited continuing education (CE) and non-accredited education are considered, with preference given to accredited CE. Activities should primarily serve healthcare professionals or patients, reach a broad audience, and be reasonable in cost. Ipsen’s Grant Review Committee assesses requests using scientific, medical, and/or public-health criteria.
The program’s 2026 priorities cover rare disease, neuroscience, and oncology. Topic-specific requests for proposals (RFPs) address myelofibrosis, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and biliary atresia. These initiatives aim to close unmet educational gaps and improve patient outcomes. Grantees control project design, implementation, and conduct; Ipsen must not influence the projects. Grant approvals are independent of purchasing, prescribing, or otherwise supporting Ipsen products.
