Our Funding Opportunities
We provide grants to empower physicians in sustaining their medical practices, support the delivery of quality patient care and improve our health care system.
Our Grantmaking Priorities
Our grantmaking is intentional and focused—soliciting grants in four pillars guided by our strategic plan.
Physician Leadership
Strengthening collective and individual physician leadership across practice environments and at every career phase
Physician Wellbeing
Addressing the impediments to physician wellbeing while improving practice environments and professional fulfillment
Physician Perspectives
Lifting physicians’ perspectives in health care decision-making and policy-development
Drivers of Health
Building understanding of patients’ drivers of health and addressing their implications for patients and physicians
How We Award Grants
The Physicians Foundation’s Board of Directors considers proposals and awards grants through a solicited Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Currently, we are not accepting unsolicited letters of interest or other unsolicited requests for support. The calendar below summarizes key events by quarter.
| Timing | Program Area Considered | ||
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January 2025 |
2025 Physician Wellbeing RFP released |
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April 2025 |
2025 Physician Wellbeing Proposals awarded |
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October 2025 |
2026 Physician Wellbeing RFP released |
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April 2026 |
2026 Physician Wellbeing Proposals awarded |
Our Requirements
The program is focused on strengthening physician leadership, improving physician wellbeing, lifting physician perspectives or addressing patients' drivers of health.
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The organization is in the United States.
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The organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or tax-exempt educational institutions.
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The organization is not a private foundation as defined in IRC section 509(a).
