Pfizer Global Medical Grants (GMG) supports the global healthcare community’s independent initiatives (e.g., research, quality improvement, or education) to improve patient outcomes in areas of unmet medical need that are aligned with Pfizer’s medical and/or scientific strategies. Pfizer’s GMG competitive grant program involves a publicly posted general Request for Proposal (RFP) that provides detail regarding a general area of interest, sets timelines for review and approval, and uses an internal Pfizer review process to make final grant decisions. Organizations are invited to submit an application addressing the knowledge gaps as outlined in the specific RFP.
Independent Medical Education projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on increasing healthcare professional understanding of BCMA-directed therapies (BCMAxCD3 bi-specifics; BCMA-ADC; BCMA – CAR-T cells) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, including:
• Mechanisms of action
• Available clinical data – efficacy insights and side effect profiles
• Scientific rationale for potential sequencing of therapies
• Use of predictive or prognostic biomarkers
• Role of sBCMA on this therapeutic class
• Therapy management
All activity formats will be considered under this RFP (live in-person, live virtual, enduring courses, online communities, digital, social, etc.)
Grant Application due date: August 31, 2021
Geographic Scope: United States (Please note that the U.S. is a priority for this RFP but if educational activities reach learners outside of the U.S. this would also be in-scope)
• The following may apply: medical, nursing, allied health, and/or pharmacy professional schools; healthcare institutions (both large and small); professional associations and medical societies; medical education companies; and other entities with a mission related to healthcare professional education and/or healthcare improvement. • If the project involves multiple departments within an institution and/or between different institutions / organizations / associations. all institutions must have a relevant role and the requesting organization must have a key role in the project. • For projects offering continuing education credit, the requesting organization must be accredited.
• Individual projects requesting up to $250,000 will be considered. The estimated total available budget related to this RFP is $800,000.
• Smaller grant requests for local or regional activities or for more limited audiences are also encouraged
