Deadline: 12-Jun-25
The Pfizer is requesting proposals for its Independent Medical Education Competitive Grant Program.
Focus Areas
- Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on increasing community healthcare professional understanding and competence in the following areas:
- Explore treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL, taking into consideration efficacy, safety, and patient-specific factors
- Therapy management strategies to reduce toxicity and optimize outcomes for patients with R/R DLBCL
- Mechanisms of drug-resistance/loss of response with emerging treatments
- Examples of educational formats that will be considered under this RFP include but are not limited to:
- Professional medical society programs with wide reach to community oncologists caring for patients with DLBCL.
- Interactive learning, case-based learning, workshops, tumor boards
- Digital platforms (e.g., videos, podcasts, infographics, animations, social media-linked content)
- On-agenda educational sessions during local/regional live conferences
- Grand rounds – single events or series
- Online articles, newsletter articles, training courses, webinars and downloadable practice resources
Funding Information
- Individual projects requesting up to $250,000 will be considered. The estimated total available budget related to this RFP is $750,000.
- Expected typical grant range: $50,000 to $250,000. For example, smaller, local, or single healthcare institution projects should be at the lower end of this range.
- Award amounts include direct costs, institutional overhead costs (capped at 28% per Pfizer policy), and indirect costs
Target Audience
- Hematologists/oncologists, oncology nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and any other healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with R/R DLBCL in community practice setting.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations to this RFP must be based in the United States.
- The following may apply: medical, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; hospitals and healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional organizations/medical societies; medical education companies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare professional education and/or healthcare improvement.
- Only organizations are eligible to receive grants, not individuals or physician-owned medical practices or individual-physician-owned organizations.
- If the project involves multiple departments within an institution and/or between different institutions/organizations/associations, all institutions must have a relevant role and the requesting organization must have a key role in the project.
- For projects offering continuing education credit in the United States, the requesting organization must be accredited.
For more information, visit Pfizer.