**Application Deadline - August 1, 2008
All applications must be submitted electronically to saem@saem.org
Grant Application in Word Template Format
Introduction
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine recognizes the valuable role of emergency medicine medical student interest groups (EMIGs) for medical students, and awards grants to support these groups' educational activities. Established or developing EMIGs, located at medical schools with or without emergency medicine residencies, are eligible to apply.
The goals of the SAEM Education Grant for EMIGs are:
- to promote growth of emergency medicine education at the medical student level,
- to identify new educational methodologies advancing undergraduate education in emergency medicine, and
- to support educational endeavors of an EMIG.
Given these broad goals, there are few limitations on the nature of eligible proposals. Proposals should focus on educational activities or projects related to undergraduate education in emergency medicine. Grant monies may be used for supplies, consultation, and seed money. Faculty salary support is excluded.
Applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the SAEM Undergraduate Education Committee. Usually 5-7 $500 grants awarded annually.
Evaluation of applications
Each application will be reviewed by emergency medicine specialists on a subcommittee of the SAEM Grants Committee. Each application will be judged according to educational merit, significance to emergency medicine, originality, methodology, and appropriateness of budget. Medical students can serve as primary applicants if a faculty co-applicant is listed. The faculty advisor of the grant proposal must be a member of SAEM for greater than 12 months at the time of the grant application deadline.
Terms of the grant
Duration
An award of up to $500 is provided for one year. Awardees may apply for subsequent year/s of funding on a competitive basis. Funding cannot be used for salary or institutional overhead.
Support facilities
The applicant must submit letters of support if the proposed project utilizes facilities not routinely available to or directly under the supervision of the sponsoring program.
Publications
All discoveries resulting from work supported in part by SAEM should be made available to the public and scientific community through approved scientific channels such as national meetings and peer-reviewed journals. Publications will acknowledge the support of SAEM with the statement: "This study has been supported by a grant from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine." Two reprints of each publication should be forwarded to SAEM. Publications are encouraged, but not required, to be submitted to Academic Emergency Medicine.
Liability
SAEM assumes no financial or legal responsibility for the proposed project.
Reports and surveys
After the end of the grant period the applicant should submit a summary report of expenditures and accomplishments (e.g., scientific presentations, publications) relative to the grant. Following completion of the funding period, awardees will be surveyed periodically regarding continued success of the educational program, subsequent grants, scientific presentations, and publications