Grants and Sponsorships

MedImmune strives to be an active member of local communities where our employees live and work. We take pride in contributing to causes that help make a difference in those communities, and we seek opportunities that involve our employees directly in the outreach efforts we support.

Eligible Grants
MedImmune will consider requests for funding from charitable organizations designated as not-for-profit under the Internal Revenue Service Code including 501(c)3, 501(c)4, or 501(c)6. Eligible requests include community support activity aimed to:

• Provide community outreach designed to increase public awareness around a specific disease state or issue
• Improve healthcare in our local communities in areas specific to MedImmune's therapeutic areas of focus
• Promote science education and skills, particularly among young people

In line with our community support global policy, MedImmune will consider requests for an unrestricted contribution to the general fund of a charitable organization.

Ineligible Grants

• Hospital foundations
• Endowments
• Capital campaigns
• Building appeals
• Printing services or advertising
• Staffing or salaries
• Product purchase
• Entertainment events such as fundraising galas and golf tournaments

Grant Submission  

For legal and auditing purposes, MedImmune only accepts applications for charitable grants through our online system. Please read MedImmune's guidelines for charitable grants prior to applying to ensure that your grant request is eligible.

Online grant application

Grant Submission and Review Process

• Grant requestor submits grant request via online grant application process
• The Grant Office will review your application against predetermined criteria
• In most cases, you will be notified via email within eight weeks as to whether your grant has been approved for funding.
• If your grant has been approved, the requestor will receive a letter of agreement (LOA) for review and signature.
• Once the Grant Office has received the signed LOA, the funds will be processed and sent to the requestor.

Eligible Grants

MedImmune provides grants to support independent medical education programs such as Continuing Medical Education (CME) and/or other accredited Continuing Education (CE). All accredited programs must follow the standards set forth in the "Standards for Commercial Support for Continuing Medical Education" issued by the Accreditation Counsel for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or other similar accrediting organization.

Areas of Education Focus

• Influenza
• Pediatric respiratory viral disease
• AutoImmune Disease (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis)

Click here for additional information.

MedImmune provides financial support for programs that focus on improvements or quality in healthcare and education on a full range of treatment options. MedImmune does not support programs that promote a particular medicine.

Grant Submission

We are now accepting applications for independent medical education. Click here to submit your grant application.

Medical education grants applications are received and processed through the AstraZeneca portal. These grants are reviewed and evaluated solely by MedImmune.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  In order to ensure these grants are appropriately forwarded to MedImmune, all such grant requests should designate:

Area of Educational Interest: MedImmune
SubCategory: MedImmune

The application should designate ‘MedImmune’ as the Primary area of focus and one of the following disease states:

• Influenza
• Pediatric respiratory viral disease
• AutoImmune Disease  (Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

The application should also designate MedImmune as an additional area of focus.

Review Process

• Grant requestor submits grant request via online grant application process
• Requests must be submitted at least six weeks prior to your program date or event
• After the online application is submitted, a confirmation page will verify the Grant ID number for your request
• The Grant Office will review your application against predetermined criteria
• In most cases, you will be notified via email within six weeks as to whether your program has been approved for funding
• If your grant has been approved, the requestor will receive a letter of agreement (LOA) for review and signature
• Once the Grant Office has received the signed LOA, the funds will be processed and sent to the requestor

MedImmune Fellowship Support

Grant applications for fellowship support (up to $25,000) are now being accepted for 2012-2013. Click here to submit your grant application.

Independent national professional organizations/societies may request a grant to support advanced study by fellows in the following areas:

• Neonatology
• Pediatric Infectious Disease
• Pediatric Pulmonology
• Pediatric Critical Care/Cardiology

Fellowship grant applications from anyone other than an independent national professional organization such as individual institutions will not be accepted.

Disclaimer Statement

Please note that any communication with MedImmune employees outside of our Grants Office does not constitute a funding commitment.

Contact Us

MedEdGrants@MedImmune.com or 866-396-6235

MedImmune will consider requests for sponsorship of scientific, research, legislative or industry meetings. These meetings are used to provide opportunities for discussion of current research topics or scientific methodology and are not intended to provide medical education to prescribing physicians.

Eligible Sponsorships

• Pediatric healthcare
• Infectious disease
• Oncology
• Gastrointestinal
• Cardiovascular
• Central nervous system
• Inflammatory disease
• Industry meeting
• Legislative meeting  

In line with our community support global policy, MedImmune will consider requests for sponsorship of annual meetings of medical association members or healthcare professionals as long as the sponsorship does not include costs for continuing medical education portions.

Submission  

For legal and auditing purposes, MedImmune only accepts applications for sponsorship through our online system. Please read MedImmune's guidelines for event sponsorships prior to applying to ensure that your request is eligible.

Online sponsorship application

Submission and Review Process

• Sponsorship requestor submits grant request via online application process
• Requests must be submitted at least six weeks prior to your program date or event
• The Sponsorship Office will review your application against predetermined criteria
• In most cases, you will be notified via email within eight weeks as to whether your grant has been approved for funding.
• If your sponsorship has been approved, the requestor will receive a letter of agreement (LOA) for review and signature.
• Once the Sponsorship Office has received the signed LOA, the funds will be processed and sent to the requestor.