Current Funding Opportunities

2025 Spring Funding Cycle

The following limited submission funding opportunities are available for application.

There is no limit on the number of applications faculty can submit as long as they meet the eligibility requirements. All applications must be submitted separately.

Please review the due dates and eligibility requirements for each of the awards via the dropdown links below.

Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program

Eligible Faculty: Faculty at HMS and HMS affiliated hospitals - Applications Due: May 1st (11:30pm)
Focus:  Medical Education

Applications must be submitted through the Harvard University Funding Portal (Harvard Key required)

Eligible Faculty: Faculty at HMS and HMS affiliated hospitals with approximately three to eight years of full-time faculty experience at the time of application. 

Focus:  Medical Education

Nominations Available to HMS: 1    

Funding and Award Period:  Up to $100,000 per year for two years to support 50% protected time to pursue an educational scholarship project, with an additional $25,000 per year for project support and professional development activities.  If $100K per year of salary support from the award does not fully cover 50% of a Scholar's time, the Scholar's institution must make up the difference to ensure at least 50% protection of the Scholar's time. 

Program Description:  

The Macy Faculty Scholars Program aims to identify and nurture promising early career educators in medicine and nursing. The program will help develop the next generation of national leaders in medical and nursing education by identifying outstanding educators, physicians, nurses, and role models—individuals who represent the breadth of diversity seen in learners, patient populations, and health care settings around the country. By providing the Scholars with resources—especially protected time, mentorship, and a professional network of colleagues—the program aims to accelerate Scholars’ careers, to turn their teaching  practice into scholarship, and to help them become impactful leaders locally, nationally, and beyond.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The eligible candidate must: 

1.  Be a full-time HMS faculty member with a doctoral degree (e.g., MD, PhD, DNP, EdD). 

2. Have served for approximately three to eight years as a full-time faculty member.

3. Have an identified senior faculty member who will provide advice on the candidate’s project and career development. 

4. Have an educational scholarship project with the appropriate institutional support. 

5. Have an institutional commitment for the protection of 50% of the candidate’s time. 

6. Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories. 

 

Required Materials:

1. Statement of the applicants’ career objectives and personal goals for this program, plus a description of the educational project to be undertaken (Limit 3 pages). 

2. Nominating letter from your department or division head.  Please include:

1.  A description of the applicants’ potential as an educator and future leader.

2.  The name of the applicants mentor and their commitment to advise the applicant on project work and career development.

3.  Please explain how the applicants time will be protected and describe the role of the candidate within the department. 

7. NIH Biosketch (Limit 10 pages).

 

Additional information about this opportunity is available on the Macy Faculty Scholars webpage 

Apply HERE for the Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program.