RFPs: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship (US)

The goal of this RFP is to offer salary support for IBD fellowship programs. It is their intent to support fellowship programs at institutions with clinical training programs in regions where there are continued workforce challenges and that have a strong focus on clinical practice, research, and education to further the understanding of IBD.

Programs that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles, address health care disparities, and social determinants of health are always encouraged. Preference will be given to programs that are located in states underserved by number of IBD fellowships and serving an underserved population. Grants will be awarded based on the strength of the requesting organization’s ability to provide expert mentorship, training, and guidance to the fellow.

Funding Information

• Grant funding is available to support a one year fellowship up to $80,000 USD.

Eligibility Criteria

• Accredited, US-based academic institution.
• Do not include the name of the potential fellow(s) in application materials. This grant will be awarded to an institution, not an individual.
• Institutions with fellowship programs that include independent research and a strong mentoring program. Clinical training may be included in the program but is not required.
• No aspect of the fellowship program can benefit Pfizer’s business or a Pfizer asset.
• Examples of independent research include: observational studies and outcomes research studies where the primary focus is the scientific understanding of disease; use of screening tools and their impact on improvement of patient health.
• Examples of research that would not be eligible include research involving the study and/or evaluation of any pharmaceutical product and basic science and/or fundamental research (in animal model, in-vitro, etc.)
• Examples of clinical training include: educational time with an interdisciplinary team in review of case examples and relevant didactic training as well as use of tools for improvement in patient health for specific therapeutic areas or conditions.
• Fellow time spent in the clinical setting that is supported through grant funds must not be billed as patient care.

Application Requirements

• Specific Area of Interest for this RFP:
  • It is their intent to offer salary support for IBD fellowship programs. Preference will be given to new IBD fellowship programs, those that prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles, and those with a specific focus on health equity (underrepresented patients, underserved communities).
  • It is their intent to support fellowship programs at institutions with clinical training programs in regions where there are continued workforce challenges and that have a strong focus on clinical practice, research, and education to further the understanding of IBD.
  • Grants will be awarded based on the strength of the requesting organization’s ability to provide expert mentorship, training, and guidance to the fellow.
• Requirements for Prospective Fellows:
  • Institution must ensure that any fellow that will receive grant funds must be a U.S. Worker (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee), or hold an appropriate non-immigrant visa status authorizing employment in the U.S.
  • Fellows must hold an M.D. or equivalent degree and are recent graduates from an accredited internal medicine residency program or current fellows in their second or third year of GI training or recent graduates committed to developing a specialized expertise in IBD with a goal of continuing onto a career devoted to the care of patients with IBD.
  • U.S. Physician Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”) and other transparency law requirements must be satisfied with respect to meals, payments and other transfers of value. As a condition of the grant, the selected fellow will be named in transparency reporting as a recipient of grant funding.

For more information, visit Pfizer.