What types of grants do we fund?
- Independent Medical Education Grants will be considered for both accredited continuing education (CE) programs and non-accredited medical education programs.
- The primary audience for these grants should be healthcare professionals or patients.
- Ipsen may provide funding for educational seminars, webinars, symposia, the development of educational materials, and other impactful educational programs.
- Preference will be given to accredited continuing education (CE) programs.
- We accept grant requests on a rolling basis throughout the year.
- Fellowships, Award Programs, and Scholarships administered by non-profit organizations, teaching hospitals, or other similar academic medical institutions that further research in Ipsen’s therapeutic areas of focus will also be considered.
- We accept grant requests on a rolling basis throughout the year.
- Requests for Proposals (RFPs) will be posted to support innovative, independent projects addressing unmet educational needs aligned with Ipsen’s medical and scientific strategies. These RFPs focus on specific therapeutic areas and aim to improve patient outcomes in the communities Ipsen serves.
- Each active RFP will include specific deadlines and program guidelines, such as educational focus, target audience, format, duration, and budget.
2025 Therapeutic Areas Of Focus
Rare Disease
- Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
- Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC)
- Alagille syndrome (ALGS)
- Biliary Atresia
Neuroscience
- Cervical Dystonia (and other dystonic disorders)
- Spasticity
- Other Movement Disorders
- Migraine
Oncology
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Follicular Lymphoma
- Epithelioid Sarcoma
Grant approvals are not connected to or conditioned upon the purchasing, prescribing, providing favorable recommendations for, or otherwise supporting Ipsen products. The funding of a grant request does not impose an obligation, expressed or implied, on the recipient to purchase, prescribe, provide favorable formulary status for, or otherwise support Ipsen products. Formal notifications of grant awards will be made in writing to the applicant organization and supersede any prior oral or written understandings or communications between the applicant and Ipsen.
- Oncology – none at this time
- Rare disease – none at this time
- Neuroscience – none at this time
To be considered for funding, the request should meet all of the criteria of an appropriate educational activity, including that it is independent, the information provided is balanced, accurate and not misleading, delivered to a broad audience and is reasonable in cost.
For consideration, grant applications must be submitted with all required documentation at least 90 days prior to the scheduled event. Grant requests will be reviewed by Ipsen’s Grant Review Committee on the basis of scientific, medical, and/or public health criteria.
Please note that other criteria apply and that this list is not exhaustive. Compliance with these requirements does not guarantee that a grant request will be approved.
Before consideration, a grant application must contain all of the following documents:
Letter of Request – including:
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- An educational need for the program
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- Learning objectives
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- Description of your organization and mission/purpose
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- Date and location of the activity
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- What is being requested
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- In the case of requests for a product grant (in-kind support), the requested quantity of materials (including drug) and the way these materials will be used in the program.
Agenda or brochure – including a detailed description of the event or a synopsis of materials to be created
Budget – a detailed budget for the total event/project, including:
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- Total amount of funds requested from Ipsen
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- A breakdown of expenses and projected number of attendees
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- Percentage of funding requested from Ipsen to the total funding for the activity. Preference will be given to those events funded by more than one donor
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- Percentage of Ipsen’s cumulative contribution vs. overall annual External Requestor’s budget.
W9 – tax form with tax ID number for the entity receiving payment. If an entity is tax exempt, you may submit a Letter of Exemption instead. Click here to download a W-9 form.
CE Certificate – CE certificate for the provider. This requirement is waived for non-CE educational activities.
Outcomes plan – explaining how the effect of the educational intervention will be measured
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For consideration, grant applications must be submitted with all required documentation at least 90 days prior to the scheduled event to ipsengrants@ipsen.com.
Grant requests will be reviewed by Ipsen’s Grant Review Committee on the basis of scientific, medical, and/or public health criteria.