Areas of Support and Eligibility

As part of our mission, Boehringer Ingelheim provides financial support for high-quality, unbiased, and evidenced-based independently-developed educational initiatives. Priority is given to projects that seek to develop or increase the knowledge, skills, and/or professional performance of a healthcare professional with the ultimate goals to improve patient health, and enhance patient quality of life. These activities or initiatives may or may not be accredited. Boehringer Ingelheim accepts the following types of grant requests:

• Healthcare professional education (IME/CME) and independently-developed patient education

• Independent Healthcare Initiative (IHI) that fosters healthcare professional performance improvement or health care delivery quality improvement

• Scientific Advance Support (SAS) for multi-supported programs intended to improve patient care or public health, where Boehringer Ingelheim may collaborate or contribute to the initiative, but the final decision-making power remains with the grant recipient organization

Responsibility and control over the design, content, faculty, educational materials, venue and all other aspects of the program for independent educational programs belong solely to the grant recipient organization. Boehringer Ingelheim will not provide any guidance to the grant recipient organization (even if asked).

We accept applications from a wide range of health care organizations, associations, medical specialty societies, academic institutions, hospitals, patient organizations and medical education companies. Medical education grants will not be provided to political parties or individuals.

To understand more about Boehringer Ingelheim's areas of therapeutic areas, visit our therapeutic area sites: