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Last Update: March 6, 2026
Canada
Support for medical education and social impact initiatives
Grant and Funding
Overview
No maximum funding amount is specified. It supports Canada-based organizations delivering medical education and social impact initiatives, including IME/CME programs, scientific meetings, patient education resources, events, scholarships, community donations, and eligible product donations.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
Increasing community impact
Reduce the ecological footprint
Develop employee skills
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Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Closing date : February 28, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Other Health Services
- Environment
- Professional Associations
Target groups
- General public
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Local
- Regional
- National
Activities funded
- Independent medical education (IME) and continuing medical education (CME) programs for healthcare professionals
- Medical education meetings, conferences, and scientific seminars or events
- Rounds and journal clubs held in hospitals, clinics, or academic institutions
- Patient or community education initiatives, tools, and resources
- Patient conferences, events, camps, scholarships/bursaries, community donations, and eligible product donations for charitable purposes
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 35,000
Diabetes summer camp teaching self-management skills through active programming
$ 48,000
Accredited CME program on obesity and cardiometabolic risk for clinicians
Eligibility
- The applicant must be an organization based in Canada.
- The initiative must be local, regional, or national in scope within Canada.
- The activity must support healthcare, medical education, or a social impact initiative benefiting patients, people, communities, or the environment.
- The request must align with the therapeutic areas in which the funder operates (e.g., diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, liver health, neurologic health, rare diseases).
Who is eligible?
- Canada-based organizations delivering healthcare, medical education, or social impact initiatives
- Hospitals, clinics, and academic institutions (for rounds and journal clubs)
- Professional associations and professional organizations delivering educational initiatives
- Academic or training institutions administering fellowships with an independent selection process
- Patient and community organizations delivering education, events, camps, scholarships, or community initiatives
Eligible expenses
- Costs related to independent medical education or continuing medical education programs for healthcare professionals
- Costs related to medical education meetings, conferences, and scientific seminars or events
- Costs related to rounds and journal clubs hosted by hospitals, clinics, or academic institutions
- Costs related to patient or community education tools, resources, conferences, events, or camps
- Donations of medicinal products, durable devices, and needles for charitable or non-commercial purposes
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada (organizations based in Canada; initiatives local, regional, or national within Canada)
Processing and Agreement
- Medical Grants applications are processed and adjudicated within 4–6 weeks after the relevant submission deadline.
- Social Impact applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Social Impact applications submitted after October 31 may be processed in the new year.
Additional information
- The funder supports initiatives aligned with its Triple Bottom Line business principle and long-term interests.
- Priority therapeutic areas include diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, liver health, neurologic health (Alzheimer’s disease), and rare diseases.
- Sponsorship requests are handled separately through a local company contact.
- Social Impact requests should be submitted 10–12 weeks before the event or program.
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