SAEMF/CDEM Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education Grant
Supports research and innovation to improve undergraduate emergency medicine education through projects that advance teaching, assessment, and faculty development, with an emphasis on rigorous evaluation and broad dissemination.
Funder: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation
Due Dates: August 1, 2026
Funding Amounts: $8,000 total over one year; no indirect costs; max $1,000 for travel; faculty salary and equipment excluded
Summary: Supports innovative projects to advance undergraduate emergency medicine education, research, and best practices.
Key Information: Applicants must be SAEM and CDEM members with a doctoral degree and a university appointment.
Description
This grant supports projects that innovate and advance education in undergraduate emergency medicine, aligned with the mission of the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM). Funded initiatives should address teaching, assessment, faculty development, or other educational priorities, and must generate new knowledge that benefits the broader undergraduate emergency medicine educator community. Projects are expected to be rigorously evaluated for effectiveness or validity and disseminated to promote best practices.
