The Macy Faculty Scholars Program aims to identify and nurture promising early-career educators in medicine and nursing. The program will help develop the next generation of national leaders in medical and nursing education by identifying outstanding educators, physicians, nurses, and role models—individuals who represent the breadth of diversity seen in learners, patient populations, and health care settings around the country. By providing the Scholars with resources—especially protected time, mentorship, and a professional network of colleagues—the program aims to accelerate Scholars’ careers, to turn their teaching practice into scholarship, and to help them become impactful leaders locally, nationally, and beyond.

The Foundation's areas of education interest are listed in the Our Priorities section of their website.

UD White Paper Deadline: 04/30/2025, 11:59 PM ET

Macy Foundation Informational Webinar: 05/29/2025  (A recording of the 2024 webinar can be found here.)

Full Proposal Deadline: 08/01/2025, 11:59 PM ET

Link to FOA Here: https://macyfoundation.org/macy-scholars/apply

Candidate Eligibility: An applicant must:

1. Be a benefits-eligible faculty member in a US accredited nursing school, allopathic medical school, or osteopathic medical school, with approximately three to eight years of faculty experience at the time of application.
2. Be a doctorally prepared faculty member in good standing at the sponsoring school.
3. Have an educational scholarship project with the appropriate institutional support.
4. Have a faculty mentor who will advise the candidate on the candidate’s educational project and career development.
5. Have an institutional commitment for the protection of 50% of the candidate’s time.
6. Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its territories.
   
   

Institutional Limit: UD may nominate one candidate.

Application Information:  Interested applicants must submit to the Research Office:

1. A Personal Statement describing their "candidate’s story" – the journey to becoming a health professions educator and goals for the future (in PDF, 300 words or less).
2. A Project Description of the educational project to be undertaken (in PDF, 400 words or less)

Merit Review Criteria: Applications will be reviewed based on the Selection Criteria detailed in the solicitation.