Request types

We offer various types of support. See below for details.

Request types that we support

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Additional request types

Independent Medical Education

Independent Medical Education is funding to an independent third party to support the development or implementation of clearly defined medical or education programs or activities for health care providers that foster increased understanding/knowledge of scientific, clinical or health care issues that contribute to the enhancement of patient care.

Examples

May include live presentations (e.g., symposia, regional/local programs, teleconferences, live webcasts) or enduring materials (e.g., printed materials, programmed tests, podcasts, slide kits, monographs, and web-based instructional materials).

Allowed

Expenses for executing medical education programs (e.g., disease presentations, symposia’s, websites)
Expenses for the development of medical education items (e.g., agendas, program content and development, accreditation fees)
Equipment rental (e.g. chairs, tables, AV, etc.)
Modest food buffet allowed

Not allowed

Registration, travel costs, lodging or any other expenses for non-faculty attendees
Entertainment and recreation expenses
Parking for attendees

Independent Patient Education

Patient Education is programs designed primarily to advance disease state or treatment education to the patients/consumers and/or care partners.

Examples

Patient support groups
Live patient education
Development, production and distribution of an enduring patient education piece
Disease state awareness programs

Allowed

Expenses for executing patient programs (e.g., disease presentations, symposia, websites)
Expenses for the development of patient education items (e.g., brochures, patient diaries)
Written materials that inform patients about adherence to medication regimes, health lifestyle choices
Patient self-assessment and tracking tools
Equipment rental (e.g. chairs, tables, AV, etc.)
Modest food buffet allowed

Not allowed

Entertainment and recreation expenses
Parking for attendees
Equipment purchases
Salary for employees or agents of an HCP
Travel costs, lodging or other expenses for non-faculty attendees including guests, spouses or family members of faculty

Charitable donations

Charitable donations are funding to support 501(c)(3) or other nonprofit organizations for specific nonprofit purposes. For nonprofit providers (e.g. hospitals) of their related foundations, the nonprofit purpose must specifically relate to support for low-income persons or families, indigent/homeless persons or families or underserved or uninsured persons or families.

Examples

General administrative expenses
Donations that support the 501(c)(3) mission

Allowed

General mission support

Not allowed

Funds cannot be used to support educational efforts
Funds cannot be used to support capital projects
Funds cannot be used for lobbying purposes
Funds cannot be used for food

Independent Third-Party Educational or Professional Meeting Support

Third-Party Educational or Professional Meeting Support is operational meeting support of third-party scientific and educational conferences or professional meetings for scientists or other related professionals.

Examples

Registration services
Advertising and promotion of the event
Reduction in overall registration fee

Allowed

Overarching operational support
Expenses not related directly to the education (except food)

Not allowed

Support of any educational aspect of the meeting, unless non-CME support is specifically allowed by any accrediting body and/or the standards of the independent third-party
Registration, travel costs, lodging or any other expenses for non-faculty attendees
Entertainment and recreation expenses
Parking for attendees

Additional request types

Other request types include independent educational research, fellowships, scholarships and independent screening programs and health fairs.

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Independent Educational Research

Educational research grants assist in data collection and analysis geared toward determining patient or public health care trends. They foster increased understanding/knowledge of scientific, clinical or health care issues that will contribute to the enhancement of patient care through educational methodologies, activities or initiatives.

Examples

Data mining an existing database to identify unmet needs or knowledge gaps
Qualitative research to understand patient/HCP understanding

Independent Screening Programs and health fairs

Screening programs and health fairs include financial assistance to independent third parties to support costs associated with the third party’s Health Screening Programs to assist patients with self-assessment.

Examples

Disease state screening or disease state testing events

Allowed

Anticipated costs for testing supplies, rental fees
Modest food buffets allowed

Not allowed

Employee staffing costs such as overtime or hiring extra personnel to work at an event
Purchase of equipment
HCP/customer must not bill the patient or third-party for the screening activity or for screening related items and services received free from AbbVie or for an office visit if the screening is not part of a regular office visit.

Fellowships

Fellowships are financial assistance provided to a university, medical school or nonprofit organization for fellowship programs to support educational or research activities of HCP’s in training. AbbVie may not participate in the selection of the recipient.

Examples

Funds to a university or 501(c)(3) to support the ongoing education of a fellow or resident
May support a large fellowship program or an individual fellow

Allowed

Support of educational or research activities
Reasonable stipend/salary and textbooks

Not allowed

Expenses for tools and equipment
Funds for the purpose of purchasing educational items with an independent value (e.g. laptop, smart phone, tablet)

Scholarships

Scholarships include financial assistance for medical students, residents, fellows and other HCPs in training to attend major educational, scientific or policymaking meetings of national or regional specialty medical associations. Must be given to an academic or training institution that selects recipients of funds.

Examples

Provide financial support to a university to send a fellow/other HCP in training to a
national conference

Allowed

Registrations for meetings
Reasonable travel expenses

Not allowed

Funds cannot be used for obtaining or maintaining an HCP/customer license.

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Please contact the Global Grants and Charitable Donations Department at (877) 228-7177 or abbviegrants@abbvie.com if you require assistance.