SACME Research Grants

This grant is made in the name of Phil R. Manning, MD, Paul Ingalls Hoagland Hastings Professor of Continuing Medical Education and Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Dr. Manning was the founding president of the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, formerly the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education. He was a governor, regent, and vice president of the American College of Physicians and served on several educational committees of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Manning was co-editor of Medicine: Preserving the Passion in the 21st Century and authored many peer-reviewed publications.

The Manning Grant Process

Available Funding

The Manning Grant has up to $50,000 (USD) over two years available to support scientific research. Authors are encouraged to align budget requests with project needs, leveraging existing resources where and if available. 

Letters of Intent are due Monday, December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. The submission form will be linked on this page and emailed out in the coming weeks.

Award Process

Interested individuals are invited to submit an Letter Of Intent (LOI) which will be reviewed by members of the Scholarship Committee and peers. The Scholarship Committee chair will notify selected individuals and invite the selected candidates to submit a full-proposal. The Scholarship Committee Chair will notify the award recipient of her/his selection. The Chair will also notify individuals whose submissions were unsuccessful.

Eligibility

Please consider the following eligibility criteria:

1. There is no obligation for Manning Grant applicants to be a member of SACME at the point of LOI submission; however, as the award can only be awarded to SACME members, there is a requirement that the Principal Investigator (or in the case of a study with Co-PIs, at least one PI) must be a SACME member at the point of the full proposal submission.
2. At least one member of the team must hold or have held a clinical role.
3. At least one member of the team must hold or have held a role in CME/CPD/IPE/FD/PS/KT/QI.
4. At least one member of the team must be considered an “early career investigator” defined as:
   1. Students/trainees of any kind in process of acquiring professional degrees (e.g., Health Professionals, MDs, Masters, PhDs)
   2. Those who have completed their professional degrees within the last 5 years (e.g., Health Professionals, MDs, Masters, PhDs)
5. At least one member of the team must hold sufficient credentials and/or experience and/or expertise related to lead or supervise the proposed project.

These criteria should be attested to as part of the submission.

Review Criteria

Presence of theoretical foundation, clarity of research question, soundness of methodological design, fit of research design and methods to the research question, and potential of the project to contribute further to the CPD field will all be important determinants of the merits of the project.

The LOIs will be reviewed by members of the Scholarship Committee (or their designates) for the following features:

• Depth, breadth and interpretation of relevant literature
• Relevance and clarity of research question / problem or objective
• Use and alignment of theoretical foundations
• Methodological alignment and rigor
• Implications for the advancement of the field
• Feasibility

Letter of Intent Criteria

The LOI must be no longer than two pages, single spaced, 12 pt. font and should not contain any identifying information that could identify your name(s) or affiliated institution(s). You will be asked to upload references as a separate file. The LOI should include a concise review of the literature, a clear statement of the research question, methodology, anticipated methods of analysis, proposed timeline, and potential impact of the work on the field. This document should be uploaded as a PDF. Budgets and curriculum vitae are not required for LOI submission.

Questions

Please direct any questions about the application or the grant to either Nathaniel Williams at nwilliams@prckansas.org, Nikhita Singhal at n.singhal@mail.utoronto.ca, or Dr. Martin Tremblay, Chair, SACME Scholarship Committee at mtremblay@fmsq.org.

Visit the Manning Resources page to watch the 2021 Manning Summer Series videos and view additional resources. 

Mazmanian Research Fellowship Award

The Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) is committed to promoting value in patient care and health of the public through scholarship that advances the theory, delivery, and evaluation of continuing medical and interprofessional education. To support this mission, SACME has created the Paul E. Mazmanian, PhD Research Fellowship Award for Early Career Investigators (hereafter the Mazmanian Research Fellowship Award).

Information on the next application cycle will be posted soon. To view download instructions for the application process for the last cycle click here.

Click here for more information on Dr. Paul Mazmanian.

Questions

Please direct any questions about the application or the grant to either Nathaniel Williams at nwilliams@prckansas.org, Nikhita Singhal at n.singhal@mail.utoronto.ca, or Joyce Fried at joycemfried@gmail.com.