Grants, Donations & Other Contributions

As part of our commitment to improving healthcare, Sanofi provides funding to support medical and scientific organisations, healthcare organisations, and patient associations. We support funding programs relevant to our areas of medical interest.

Sanofi provides five main categories for support funding:

Independent Medical Education (IME) grants:

• A financial contribution to an organisation (i.e., Medical education organisation, academic medical centre or professional society) to support the development and distribution of a medical education content (physical or online) for Scientific External Experts, in which Sanofi does not control or influence the content.
• There should also be no direct return for Sanofi. 

Research grants:

• A financial contribution to a Non-profit organisation (medical or research organisation), to support their independent research program, in a therapeutic area of interest to Sanofi. 
• The research must not be linked to a Sanofi product or active substance. 
• The research must be supported by scientific or medical grounds. 
• Sanofi cannot be involved in the review and approval of the research proposal. 
• The Research program must not fall under Sanofi’s Externally Sponsored Research pathway (i.e., Investigator Sponsored Study or Externally Sponsored Collaboration), noting research grants are usually for basic and applied research activities. 
• There should also be no direct return for Sanofi. 

Scholarship and Fellowship grant:

• A financial contribution to a non-profit organisation (i.e., University, business schools, or equivalent) for the benefit of an individual grantee, to support training institutions, HealthCare Organisations (HCOs) or professional societies for medical education programs (Scholarship) or advanced medical study or research (Fellowship). 
• Sanofi must not play any role in the selection of the individual grantee of the contribution and there should also be no direct return for Sanofi. 

Philanthropic Donation:

• A financial contribution unrelated to Sanofi therapeutic areas to a non-profit or a charitable organisation to support its own Philanthropic cause.
• This can include support for the mission of a non-profit organisation or an independent Philanthropic initiative by the organisation. 
• There should also be no direct return for Sanofi.

Healthcare Contribution

• A financial contribution to a non-profit or charitable organisation to support healthcare-related objectives in therapeutic areas where Sanofi operates.
• This can include support for the mission of a non-profit organisation or an independent specific initiative by the organisation. 
• There should also be no direct return for Sanofi. 

Support of a third party event:

• A contribution paid to a third-party organisation (i.e., society, college, university, other healthcare professional organisation) to support an event. 
• A tangible return from Sanofi can be expected (i.e., trade display, Sanofi attendance at a meeting). 
• The request must be unsolicited, and Sanofi should have no role in control or influence of the content or selection of speakers. 

All registered medical and scientific organisations, healthcare organisations and patient associations are eligible for funding, in accordance with the pathways listed above. Sanofi is unable to provide funding directly to individuals.

To apply for a grant or contribution, a letter detailing the nature of the request, including whether other funding is being sought or confirmed, a budget breakdown and specific details around the request must be submitted to Sanofi.

Requests can be received, and will be reviewed throughout the year, noting the appropriate due diligence will be performed for each request.  

Requests should be forwarded through to your contact at Sanofi, or to webmaster.australia@sanofi.com.

For questions related to our funding guidelines, submitting a funding application or for information regarding the status of your request please use our contact us page.