Accredited Continuing Education for Health Professionals:

This type of funding Request is for accredited continuing education for all health professions. We do not fund non-accredited medical education programs. Only accredited continuing education providers may apply for this type of funding.

Please submit a request for Accredited Continuing Education through startone.vibrantm.com

Charitable Donations

• Purpose: Donations to support the general operations of charitable, non-profit organizations.
• Restrictions: Donations cannot be earmarked for specific events, programs, or activities; support for those requires a sponsorship request.
• Eligible Organizations: Both healthcare-related (e.g., charitable hospitals) and non-healthcare-related (e.g., local food banks) organizations.
• Ineligible Requestors: Physician group practices, physician-owned clinics, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, individuals (including HCPs), college alumni associations, and religious organizations.

Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs

• Purpose: Funding to support independent non-profit charities (with an OIG Opinion) that offer "safety net assistance" to patients with limited means.
• Focus: Support is provided through properly structured patient assistance programs.

Exhibits & Displays

• Purpose: Funding for sponsoring third-party conferences, meetings, events, booths, and displays.
• Expectations: EMD Serono seeks material benefits (e.g., sponsorship recognition, logo placement).
• Restrictions: Cannot sponsor individual accredited continuing education programs.
  Sponsorship of conferences with multiple medical education programs is allowed.
• Eligible Sponsorships: Healthcare-related (e.g., medical congresses) and non-healthcare-related (e.g., community events).
• Ineligible Requestors: Physician group practices, physician-owned clinics, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, individuals (including HCPs), college alumni associations, and religious organizations.

Corporate Membership

• Purpose: To provide financial support for corporate membership in organizations that align with EMD Serono’s mission and strategic goals.
• Expectations: Recipients are expected to demonstrate how the membership will enhance collaboration, networking, and opportunities that benefit EMD Serono’s objectives.
• Restrictions: Funding cannot be used for memberships that primarily support individual practitioners or organizations that do not align with EMD Serono’s mission.
• Eligible Requestors: Organizations that align with EMD Serono’s strategic goals and can demonstrate the potential for collaboration and mutual benefit.
• Ineligible Requestors: Individual healthcare professionals, physician group practices, physician-owned clinics, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and organizations that do not align with EMD Serono’s mission.

Congress Events

• Purpose: To provide financial support for participation in congress events that promote scientific exchange, education, and networking opportunities relevant to EMD Serono’s mission.
• Expectations: Recipients are expected to demonstrate how participation will enhance knowledge, collaboration, and visibility in areas aligned with EMD Serono’s strategic goals.
• Restrictions: Funding cannot be used for events that do not focus on scientific or educational content, or for events primarily aimed at individual practitioners.
• Eligible Requestors: Organizations and individuals involved in scientific research, education, or healthcare that align with EMD Serono’s objectives.
• Ineligible Requestors: Individual healthcare professionals, physician group practices, physician-owned clinics, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and organizations that do not align with EMD Serono’s mission.

Patient Education

• Purpose: Funding  for independent educational events for patients and caregivers on disease management.
• Eligible Requestors: Patient advocacy groups, medical societies, and professional medical education companies.
• Ineligible Requestors: Individual HCPs, physician group practices, physician-owned clinics, managed care organizations, and pharmacy benefit managers.

Fellowships

• Types of Fellowships:
  • Traditional Clinical or Research Fellowships: Designed by medical societies, clinical centers, universities, or NIH to support the development of medical and scientific professionals.
  • Advocacy Fellowships: Offered by health-related advocacy groups to train health leaders in effective advocacy strategies and public policy engagement.
  • Health Equity Fellowships: Focused on addressing barriers to healthcare access and outcomes for disadvantaged patients, delivered by various organizations.
• Ineligible Requestors: Individual HCPs, physician group practices, physician-owned clinics, managed care organizations, and pharmacy benefit managers. Organizations selecting fellows based on race, gender, or other protected classes are also ineligible.
• Conditions: Recipient organizations must confirm in the Fellowship Agreement that fellowship funds will not be awarded based on race, gender, or other protected classes.

Local Research Grants

• Purpose: To provide financial support for research projects that address local healthcare needs and contribute to scientific knowledge relevant to EMD Serono’s mission.
• Expectations: Recipients are expected to demonstrate the potential impact of their research on local health outcomes and how it aligns with EMD Serono’s strategic goals.
• Restrictions: Funding cannot be used for research that does not have a clear local focus or that does not align with EMD Serono’s mission.
• Eligible Requestors: Academic institutions, research organizations, and healthcare providers conducting research that addresses local health issues.
• Ineligible Requestors: Individual healthcare professionals, physician group practices, physician-owned clinics, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and organizations whose research does not align with EMD Serono’s objectives.