Medical Education Grants - Illumina support independent medical educators in teaching about genomics in prenatal care, rare disease, and cancer to strengthen precision medicine and improve patient care.
Funder: Illumina
Due Dates: At least 90 days before the proposed program date and/or accreditation date
Funding Amounts: Applicants enter a requested amount and total activity budget; no award amount is listed
Summary: Supports independent medical education that increases understanding of genomics and its role in precision medicine.
Key Information: Proposals must be for independent medical education.
Illumina’s Medical Education Grants support independent educational programs intended to advance medicine and improve patient care by increasing awareness of the utility of genomics in precision medicine. Illumina reviews proposals against its policies and relevant legal and industry requirements, including Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education guidelines where appropriate.
Current focus areas include non-invasive prenatal testing using cell-free DNA in routine care for all pregnant women; genome-wide prenatal testing and the role of cell-free DNA throughout pregnancy; genomic sequencing for people with rare or undiagnosed disease and patients in neonatal intensive care, neurology, or cardiology; and comprehensive genomic profiling in solid tumors and circulating tumor DNA.