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Grant Request Instructions

St. Jude Medical has a Charitable Contributions and Professional Education Program for which we welcome proposals from qualified organizations. We use an online submission process to objectively evaluate each charitable health care and professional education request we receive. If you wish to request a grant, please select the appropriate link below the Grant Request Types heading.

To submit a grant request, select the link below and you will be taken to the Web site for the online request system. The online request system will require you to upload the following documents for all grant requests:

  • Request letter on your organization's letterhead. The request letter must include the following information:
    • Grant purpose
    • Amount requested
    • How the grant will be used
  • Official invitation, program, or agenda
  • Estimated total budget for the program, activity, or event
  • W-9 form (Download W-9 from IRS)

Note: Be sure to include a physical mailing address. P.O. boxes are not acceptable

Additional documents are required for some of the grant types. For example, professional education programs offering contining education credits require a standard letter of agreement.


Grant Request Types

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Fundraiser Requests

Includes: Fundraising events, such as a heart dinner, Go Red for Women luncheon, golf tournament, heart walks, etc.

Eligibility: The stated, publicized purpose of the event must be to raise funds for purposes related to cardiac disease states, conditions, and treatments for which St. Jude Medical products are used.


Professional Education Requests

Includes: Independent medical educational programs for health care professionals (physicians, nurses, etc.) that offers continuing education credits. Also, congresses, conferences, and symposia sponsored by professional associations, societies, or continuing education providers.


Grand Round Requests

Includes: Grants for a grand rounds program that is related to cardiac disease states, conditions, and treatments for which St. Jude Medical products are used.


Patient / Public / Health Care Professional-in-training Education Requests

Includes: Grants to educate patients, the public, or health care professionals-in-training regarding cardiac disease states, conditions, and treatments for which St. Jude Medical products are used.

Do not use this request form for any request that qualifies as a Professional Education Request.

Grants are not available for health care professionals who are not in training to attend independent medical education programs. Grants are not available for health care professionals to attend board examination preparation courses.


Monetary Requests

Includes: Requests not covered by the above request types.

Eligibility: Must be related to cardiac disease states, conditions, and treatments for which St. Jude Medical products are used.

If you have questions, please send a message to sjmgrants@sjm.com.

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