Grant Application Requirements

AstraZeneca supports grant for independent bona-fide scientific, medical, or healthcare-related educational activities and/or activities that contribute to the improvement of patient care.

Supportable grant applications must:

• Be submitted at least 45 days prior to the start date or requested decision date.
• Have alignment to AstraZeneca’s core therapeutic areas and sustainability goals that advance patient health, increase access to care, drive science innovation and build resilient communities.
• Provide no tangible benefits to AstraZeneca for support (items with an attached value such as entry tickets, attendance, booth or floor space, prominent print or online corporate logo placement).
• Be unsolicited, not require involvement or be influenced by AstraZeneca in the design or execution of the grant supported activities.
• Be submitted by registered not-for-profit / charity / medical or academic society or medical association or university or hospital or foundation or established physician organization or be requested by organization working on their behalf.
• Not be to request support for individual healthcare professionals (HCPs), their practices, or clinics.
• Be for project(s) distinct from ongoing operations, time-limited, and involves non-reimbursable expenses.
• Not to be submitted for External Sponsored Research (ESR) or any study involving AstraZeneca products. For more information on ESR refer to: Externally Sponsored Scientific Research - AstraZeneca.
• Note: For Journal Clubs and Rounds Grant Requests:
  • AstraZeneca may attend as silent observers if permitted by the organization's request letter.
  • Journal clubs and rounds can only be supported if held in appropriate learning settings, such as hospitals, clinics, or academic institutions.

To support your application, please provide the complete application details:

• A letter of request from a registered not-for-profit or registered charity organization. The letter of request must be on the requesting organization’s letterhead including detail:
  • Who: target audience
  • What: anticipated impact (what will it accomplish?)
  • Where: program location
  • When: event dates
  • If other companies are also supporting the event/activity/project.
• A complete detailed budget for the program/event (Not just AstraZeneca’s requested amount).
• A robust finalized/draft agenda which includes the objectives/dates/times/location (if applicable).
• For not-for-profit organizations: Provide your latest annual report or your current registered provincial/federal financial statements, along with a list of current directors.

45 days post the CyberGrants ‘Program End Date’, organizations will receive a CyberGrants email notification to upload documents/materials as proof of completion to satisfy the below Post-Funding principles:

• Demonstrate that the event/initiative took place.
• Demonstrate that the purpose and deliverables of the request were fulfilled.
• Demonstrate that the funds were utilized as agreed upon per the request.

For more information on post funding requirements and examples of documentation that can be submitted, please refer to Reconciliation Requirements.