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Research Funding Opportunities

The Informed Medical Decisions Foundation sponsor fellowships and grants each year to support basic and applied research in medical decision making. By helping to fund such projects, we hope to advance the understanding and implementation of shared decision making.

Investigator-Initiatied Research

View our Investigator-Initiated Research project summaries.

George Bennett Dissertation Fellowships and Robert Derzon Postdoctoral Grants

These fellowships and grants provide financial support for doctoral candidates, post-doctoral candidates and clinical fellows to conduct research on shared decision making.

We are currently not accepting applications for George Bennett’s or Robert Derzon’s. Dates for the next application period are currently pending. 

Investigator-Initiated Grants (IIGs)

We are currently not accepting applications for Investigator-Initiated Grants. We will be releasing a request for proposal (RFP) for research pertaining to certain areas of shared decision making in the upcoming months. To be notified when these research funding opportunities are made available, please fill out our IIG interest form.