Opportunities for Educators: Lead, Learn, Disseminate

The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We anticipate awarding grants with budgets across each of the following funding tiers -- $125,000 to 250,000; $250,001 to $375,000; and $375,001 to $500,000. Within each of our funding tiers, we evaluate projects within tier and strongly encourage applicants to submit for funding that best fits their project rather than applying for the highest amount. We accept Intent to Apply forms twice a year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

Applications Open: Early April 2025

Intent to Apply: May 14, 2025, 12:00 p.m. (Central/Chicago Time)

Full Proposal Deadline: June 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m. (Central/Chicago Time)

Program contact: Maricelle Garcia, largegrants@spencer.org

The Racial Equity Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. The Spencer Foundation is interested in funding studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of inequality in education, and which seek to (re)imagine and make new forms of equitable education. Thus, the Foundation is interested in research projects that seek to envision educational opportunities in a multiplicity of education systems, levels, settings, and developmental ranges and that reach beyond documenting conditions and paradigms that contribute to persistent racial inequalities. Learn more here.

Applications Open: March 21, 2025

Intent to Apply Form Deadline: May 5, 2025, 12 p.m. (Central/Chicago Time)

Full Proposal Deadline: June 25, 2025, 12 p.m. (Central/Chicago Time)

Program contact: Maricelle Garcia, racial-equity@spencer.org

This is an exciting opportunity for Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) members to advance their educational scholarship with innovative research, to expand the scholarly activities of COMSEP members, departments and the COMSEP organization as a whole. The purpose of this initiative is to promote and support innovative educational scholarship that is designed, implemented, and evaluated by COMSEP members. Selected educational grant(s) will be supported for a total of $5,000 each. A maximum of two grants will be funded.

The SAEMF Education Project Grant awards $20,000 over a one-year period starting July 1 to support innovation in teaching, education, and educational research in emergency medicine for faculty-, fellow-, resident- and medical student-level learners. The mission of the grant is to provide support for a medical education research project.

Deadline: August 1, 2025, apply now.

President’s Grants are accepted and awarded on a rolling basis. They are evaluated by an internal team and awarded at the discretion of our president. President’s Grants primarily align with our priority areas.

President’s Grants are one year or less in duration, and awarded amounts are no more than $25,000, which includes indirect costs of not more than 10%. Apply here.

Step 1: Letter of Intent

The letter of intent (LOI) is a high-level outline of your research project (see requirements down the page). In general, it should include:

• Gap you will address through the research
• Research question
• Overall research design/ methodology
• project timeline
• project budget
• name and contact information for project mentor
• up to 10 supporting references

Submit your LOI by June 4, 2025.

The Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA) provides funding to initiate new MESRE projects and to stimulate the development of a community of educational scholars. Projects promoting collaboration across institutions and sections (UME, GME, CPD) are encouraged. The NEGEA may award multiple grants up to $3,500 for single-institution submissions and $7,500 for multi-institution submissions each cycle. This is a two-year award. Complete submission instructions can be found online.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, September 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

• June 14-17, 2025
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Annual Conference of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) offers many opportunities for faculty development and networking and brings medical sciences and health professions education across the continuum together. Featured plenary speakers include Will Bynum (Duke University, USA), Teresa Chan (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada), Thirusha Naidu (University of Ottawa, Canada), and Yvonne Steinert (McGill University, Canada). This year, we will be conducting a series of Professional Development Workshops in place of our Pre-Conference Workshops. Register here.

• August 23-27, 2025
• Barcelona, Spain

AMEE 2025 will offer the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations, build new connections and immerse yourself in a wealth of knowledge made available through an exciting program of sessions, workshops and interactive discussions. By joining our annual conference and contributing to the theme, ‘How are educators relevant to health?’, we can connect, grow and inspire one another. Together we will take bold strides in shaping the future of health professions education. Register here.

The APPD hosts two fall meetings annually; the APPD Annual Fall Meeting and the APPD Pediatric Medical Education Conference. The two meetings are currently conjoined.

The APPD 2025 Annual Fall Meeting will be held September 16-17 and the APPD 2025 Pediatric Medical Education Conference will be held September 17-19 in St. Louis. Registration and housing for both meetings is now open.

September 15-17, 2025 | Location: St. Louis, MO

Tentative Program:

Monday, September 15: 7-9 p.m. - welcome reception and overview

Tuesday, September 16: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; dinner offsite

Wednesday, September 17: 8 a.m.-12 p.m. with lunch

COMSEP members: $2,000 / non-members: $2,500

Note: This program will take place just prior to the APPD 2025 Pediatric Medical Education Conference on September 17-19, 2025, also at the same location/hotel in St. Louis, MO.

Started in 2022, COMSEP COACH is an interactive, longitudinal course, based on the competencies of the International Federation of Coaches. The coaching program gives medical educators the skills and resources to effectively coach their learners and peers.

Why Coaching? Coaching has broad applicability and is focused on asking questions that encourage exploration and curiosity in the coachee. While mentoring is sometimes thought of as creating someone like oneself by directing them, coaching involves helping others achieve their goals by asking reflective and thoughtful questions.

Program Overview The in-person program includes pre-meeting orientation materials, welcome reception, and a one-and-a-half-day conference taught by certified coaches that will include large group sessions and peer coaching practice. This is followed by longitudinal learning and practice during monthly conference calls via zoom, and a final half day virtual capstone course and celebration!

Get ready to build your AI fluency with the GEA Artificial Intelligence Skill Building for Medical Educators Webinar Series—a dynamic, 10-session journey designed specifically for medical educators seeking to confidently engage with AI.

From foundational concepts and ethical considerations to hands-on strategies for prompting, evaluating outputs, curriculum design, clinical education, and scholarly work, this series will equip participants with practical competencies for responsible and effective AI use. Led by experienced educators and thought leaders in medical education, each monthly session offers actionable insights and tools to help you integrate AI into your teaching, assessment, and professional development. Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your expertise, this series offers a supportive and structured path toward AI literacy and leadership.

Register for the Series.

Ambassadors act as champions and advocates for the NEGEA at their respective institutions, ensuring that faculty, professional staff, and learners are aware of the rich opportunities, resources, and support available through the NEGEA to promote their careers and professional development.

Apply to become an NEGEA ambassador.

Call for Abstracts: Submitted abstracts should be related to the field of pediatric medical education. Original research should focus on pediatric medical education, curriculum, educational scholarship, and quality improvement methodologies. Clinical abstracts will not be considered.

The submission review process utilizes a standardized scoring rubric and shielded grading system. Authors should not use institutional references in the body of the submission. Demographic information collected from the submitting author will not be considered in the review process.

Decisions regarding abstract selection will be emailed early July. Accepted abstracts will be selected for live poster presentation at one of the two posters sessions held during the meeting. A few outstanding abstracts will be selected for oral platform presentations at the meeting. Abstracts are published exactly as submitted and cannot be edited before publication on the APPD meeting website.

Deadline for Submission: June 9, 2025, by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

The ACGME announces the Call for Sessions for the 2026 Annual Educational Conference, taking place Thursday, February 19 to Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina in San Diego, California. All sessions will be presented in person in San Diego.

Session proposals are being accepted for the Annual Educational Conference’s:

• Concurrent sessions – submit proposals for these through Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Central.
• Coordinator Forum Full-Day Course – submit proposals for this course through Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Central.

Advancing Medical Education and Health Sciences: Transforming Patient Care for a Healthier Tomorrow

• October 23-24
• Paris, France
• Call for abstracts

BMC Medical Education is calling for submissions covering topics like:

• Faculty development in Med Ed
• DEI in Med Ed
• Telemedicine in Med Ed
• Navigating uncertainty in medical decision making

The deadline for submissions is November 21, 2025.