Request Types

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

• 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

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

AbbVie is committed to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient care through independent, high-quality education and training. As part of this commitment, the company provides funding to support medical fellowship programs that foster the development of future leaders in medicine and science. These fellowships are intended to enhance clinical expertise, research capability, and scientific understanding in therapeutic areas of unmet need, consistent with the company’s mission to improve health outcomes.

Each year we post a Call for Fellowship Grants in November for fellowships beginning in July of the following year. Submissions for the 2026-2027 fellowships are currently being accepted through March 20, 2026. Fellows begin the program during the 2026 calendar year for a one-year fellowship.

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
  

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)