External Funding
A number of external health/medical education scholarship funding sources are available. Please visit each agency below for eligibility requirements, for those that deadlines have expired please keep an eye on their sites for updates for the next awards deadline.
| Funding Agency | Grant / Fund | Amount | Deadline |
| Association of American Medical Colleges | Grants for Medical Educators (National Grants, NEGEA, SGEA, CGEA, WGEA) | $10,000 | Multiple please check site |
| Arnold P. Gold Foundation | GHHS Chapter Activity Grants | $1,500 | ongoing intake |
| Association for the Study of Medical Education | various awards available | ||
| Canadian Association for Medical Education | Health Professions Education Grants - Please monitor website for upcoming 2026/2027 Grants updates | $5,000 | |
| College of Family Physicians of Canada | $40,000
$8,000 | 25 May 2026
13 April 2026 | |
| International Association of Medical Science Educators | $5,000 $5,000 $2,500 | January 2027 January 2027 June 2026 | |
| Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation |
| Up to $1,000,000
$25,000 | rotating – 3 times/year |
| Max Bell Foundation | Project Grant | $10,000-$200,000 | ongoing intake |
| Medical Council of Canada | Research in Clinical Assessment
| $37,500
$5,000 | 1 February of the current year
30 April of the current year |
| National Board of Medical Examiners | Stemmler Medical Education Research Fund | $150,000 | 29 June 2026 |
| Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada | Medical Education Research Grant Royal College/AMS CanMEDS Research & Development Grant
Robert Maudsley Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education
Dr. Karen Mann Catalyst Grant (for residents & mentor)
Royal College Strategic Initiative Grant Rural and remote team innovation grant Health human resources (HHR) and workforce well-being Indigenous health, anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) Planetary health and sustainable health care
| $5,000-$50,000
$25,000
up to $40,000
$30,000
$1,000-$30,000
Total of $250,000 in grant funding | 13 March 2026
13 March 2026
23 Sep 2025 13 March 2026
23 Sep 2025
Ongoing
|
| Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education | Phil R. Manning Research Award in Continuing Medical Education | $50,000
| 1 December 2025
|
| Spencer Foundation |
$400,000 |
| |
| University of Calgary - O'Brien Institute for Public Health | Catalyst Fund | $1,000-$20,000 | on hold |
| University of Calgary - Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning | Teaching & Learning Grants Program | $40,000 | Applications now closed check back for 2027 |
If you are aware of any additional health and medical education research grants, or general education research grants which would be applicable to the table above, please email ohmes@ucalgary.ca.