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Education Project Grant

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Purpose of the Award

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.

Expectations of the Award

The Education Project Grant is expected to:

Be novel, innovative, measurable and reproducible.

Whenever possible and applicable, the project’s value should be compared to an existing “gold standard”. If no clear “gold standard” exists, the measurement of its value should be clinically or educationally relevant.

Projects may have qualitative and/or quantitative research component(s).

Provide a product that can be used by educators within SAEM and the general emergency medicine community.

Be relevant and applicable to the practice of emergency medicine.

Address an educational aspect within emergency medicine.

Propose a project that is novel or addresses an existing knowledge gap. This may include new studies, extensions of existing work (e.g., validation), or replication studies. This mechanism is not intended to fund ongoing work (e.g., funds used to pay for applicant’s effort working on a mentor/colleague’s existing study).

A study that builds upon an ongoing project in a novel and uniquely evaluable way could be appropriate.

Examples of suitable projects for the Education Project Grant include:

Assessing competency at any level of medical education (Undergraduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, Continuing Medical Education), including the Emergency Medicine Milestones of the American Board of Emergency Medicine
Assessing cognitive processes, such as diagnostic reasoning
Evaluating instructional methods or modes of delivery
Evaluating outcomes of educational programs, including faculty development programs
Studying the education workforce and career satisfaction
Studying novel job description models for an education scholar
Evaluating interprofessional educational programs
Exploring use of technology for teaching knowledge, skills, or cognitive processes
Studying educational formats best suited to specific types of emergency medicine knowledge acquisition
Providing evidence for best practices in simulation training
Using clinical data to measure performance
Identifying bias in educational materials or assessments

The Education Project Grant awardee is expected to:

Attend the SAEM Annual Meeting during the award year, preferably presenting an education or research-based topic from their research.
Submit a presentation or a research abstract to the SAEM Annual Meeting. As the selection of presentations and research abstracts is a competitive process, acceptance is not assured.
Publish a manuscript (first-authored by the awardee) arising from the project in a peer-reviewed journal within two years of completing the award.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. Demonstrated commitment to an emergency medicine research career (highest predictor)

This is one of the few factors explicitly highlighted by SAEMF across all grant programs.

SAEMF states that greater consideration is given to applicants who demonstrate a sustained commitment to:

Emergency medicine-focused research
Academic emergency medicine
Research presentations
Peer-reviewed publications
National and international research activities
Long-term research career development

Applicants are scored on both their stated and demonstrated commitment to emergency medicine research.

2. Strong mentorship and research training plan (very high predictor)

For career-development awards such as the RTG, the primary purpose is investigator development rather than simply funding a project.

Successful applications typically demonstrate:

Experienced mentor(s)
Structured research training
Methodology training
Clear career-development goals
Protected research time
Regular mentorship meetings

The RTG specifically aims to provide intensive training and mentorship to develop future emergency medicine researchers.

3. High-quality, hypothesis-driven emergency medicine research

Competitive projects generally address important questions in:

Emergency medicine
Critical care
Toxicology
Ultrasound
Geriatric emergency medicine
Health services research
Clinical operations
Medical education
Disaster preparedness
Global emergency medicine

Reviewers favor studies with:

Strong scientific rationale
Clear hypotheses
Rigorous methodology
Appropriate statistical plans
Feasible timelines

4. Strong publication and presentation record

Successful applicants commonly demonstrate:

First-author publications
Peer-reviewed manuscripts
Scientific abstracts
Oral presentations
National meeting participation

SAEMF explicitly lists publication quality and research presentations as indicators of research commitment and competitiveness.

5. Strong institutional and departmental research environment

SAEMF places substantial emphasis on the host department.

Competitive institutions typically demonstrate:

Active emergency medicine research programs
Funded investigators
Ongoing IRB-approved studies
Formal research curricula
Research support personnel
Dedicated research infrastructure

Reviewers assess whether the institution can support the applicant's development into an independent investigator.

6. Potential for future external funding

A major objective of SAEMF funding is creating investigators who later obtain:

NIH funding
Federal grants
Foundation grants
Independent research support

Projects that generate:

Preliminary data
Pilot findings
Proof-of-concept evidence

for future larger grants are particularly attractive.

7. Active involvement in SAEM

This is a unique predictor compared with many other societies.

SAEMF specifically notes that applicants may receive more favorable consideration if they demonstrate:

SAEM membership involvement
Committee participation
SAEM presentations
Academy participation
Leadership activities within SAEM

This reflects the Foundation's goal of building future leaders in academic emergency medicine.

8. Leadership potential in academic emergency medicine

Programs such as the Education Research Training Grant specifically seek applicants who show:

Leadership potential
Academic advancement potential
Educational leadership
Research independence

Strong applicants usually present a clear long-term vision for becoming leaders in emergency medicine research or education.

Specialties

Emergency Medicine

Eligibility Requirements

An applicant for the Education Project Grant must:

Be a "faculty" member of SAEM in good standing at application deadline and during the entire award period.
Have an advanced/doctoral or terminal educational degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, DSc or equivalent).
Hold a university appointment in a department or division of emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine at the start of the award period. The applicant may work as a clinician at an institution other than the host institution or the institution at which the project will be conducted.
Not have received an SAEMF Education Project Grant (formerly SAEMF Education Research Grant) or SAEMF Education Fellowship award previously.
Indicate intention for a long-term plan for a career in emergency medicine education research and conducting projects that may lead to grant-funded educational research.

Note that a defined mentor is not required for the Education Project Grant, but applicants must demonstrate feasibility of their project and a high likelihood of successful completion. Inclusion of a mentor(s) with a track record of educational research experience (particularly for more junior applicants) may help illustrate these qualities.

Multiple Principal Investigator (PI) applications are accepted for this award. A 1-page Multiple PI Plan must be included. Please see the Detailed Instructions for SAEMF Grant Applications for additional information.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 1111 East Touhy Ave, Suite 540, Des Plaines, IL 60018

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