Neuro-EM Resources

Funding Opportunities and Career Development Resources for Early-Career EM Researchers

Funding Opportunities

Current Opportunities

National Foundation for Emergency Medicine Scholar/Mentor Program

  • Open to junior EM faculty in their 5th year or earlier. Provides $30k for 2 years. Applications are due March 14, 2025.

NINDS K Awards

  • Opportunities include K08, K23, and K02 grants. NIH K deadlines are February 12, June 12, and October 12 every year.

Doctors Company Foundation Grants Program

  • Supports patient safety research and innovative projects that develop knowledge, techniques, and tools to reduce or eliminate risk of adverse events. LOIs are due March 19, 2025.

ZOLL Foundation Seed Grants

  • Supports early career researchers. Scope includes emergency medicine, critical care, trauma, cardiovascular health, pulmonary health, neuroscience, and translational research. Provides between $25k-100k. Deadlines are March 31 and September 30 every year.

ABEM Emergency Medicine Fellowship

  • Provides 10-20% salary support over 2 years for non-tenured EM faculty interested in evidence-based healthcare or public health studies. Nominations are due June 3, 2025.

Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation Grants Program

  • Supports innovative research and fellowships that improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and disease. Grants are for $150k-200k. Applications are due July 1, 2025.

Upcoming Opportunities

DoD Spinal Cord Injury Research Program

  • A pre-announcement has been released for the 2025 program.

DoD TBI and Psychological Health Research Program

  • A pre-announcement has been released for the 2025 program.

SAEM Foundation funding

  • Most SAEMF grants will open May 1 and be due on Aug 1, 2025.

Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) funding

  • Deadlines have passed for 2025 opportunities.  

American Heart Association (AHA) funding

  • Deadlines have passed for 2025 opportunities.

Brain Injury Association of America Seed Grants

  • Deadlines have not been announced for 2025.

Blueprint NeuroTech Incubator Hub

  • Deadlines have not been announced for 2025.

Neuro-EM Presentations

Coming soon! Check back here for recordings of official Neuro-EM events and webinars.

Related Webinars & Trainings

Research Opportunities

E-QUAL Stroke Initiative

E-QUAL is a free learning collaborative that EDs participate in. E-QUAL data is available for analysis, including data on ED resourcing, staffing and capabilities, and de-identified patient charts for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, and data from hospitals that participate in the Get With The Guideline program.

Have a question or want to learn more about the program?

Fill out the contact form to the right, and a member of the Neuro-EM Scholars Program team will connect with you about your request.