Grant Application Guide

We support investigator-initiated studies (IIS), fellowship and educational programs. Please see below for additional information on each program.

In order to be considered, you must submit a completed application with all supporting documents. Once your proposal is submitted, an email confirmation will be sent. If further information is required, you will be contacted by the Grant Program Manager.

Applications are reviewed competitively by the Scientific Review Committee and are based on scientific, medical and health economic merit, and alignment with Medline’s strategic business interests. All requests received during the application period will be reviewed after the deadline. Please keep these deadlines in mind to ensure your request is reviewed before the event date.

If approved, execution of an agreement is required for disbursement of funds and/or product. Awards are not contingent upon the use, purchase, or recommendation of Medline products.

Annual Application Deadlines:

March 31
June 30
September 30
December 31

To submit an application, please click HERE.

Investigator-Initiated Studies Program

Research support

The IIS Program provides support for research that advances scientific and medical knowledge about Medline products and generates promising approaches to medical care. Our support of projects can include direct funding to cover all or a portion of study-related costs, product and study design input. If the Scientific Review Committee approves an application, execution of an agreement is required for disbursement of funds and/or product, which includes milestones and publishing expectations.

  • Advanced Wound Care: Research investigating use of products for prevention of wounds, pressure injuries, moisture associated skin damage, skin tears, surgical site infections, and incontinence associated dermatitis as well as patient comfort associated with product use.
  • Anesthesia: Research focusing on pain management, flow rate and placement, drug dispersion, and pressure infuser assessment for anesthesia and pain management products.
  • Diagnostics: Diagnostic device research for products including blood pressure devices, portable and home-use glucose meters, blood collection devices, remote patient monitoring devices, Doppler-guided devices for vascular access, and anatomic diagnostic devices (ears, nose, throat devices).
  • Environmental Cleaning : Research evaluating the performance characteristics, efficacy, and health, operational, and economic outcomes associated with cleaning and disinfection devices and products.
  • Exam Gloves: Research evaluating the performance characteristics of gloves, hand hygiene enhancement and compliance while using gloves, and evaluating environmental sustainability including waste and cost savings.
  • Fluid Management Systems: Research evaluating the performance characteristics of fluid management devices (ex. Pressure transducers, fluid injection devices), efficacy of invasive, remote blood pressure monitoring techniques, and assessing radial access intervention techniques and associated clinical outcomes.
  • Foot and Ankle/Orthopedic: Research investigating novel techniques, uses, and indications for foot and ankle products.
  • Infection Prevention/Infection Control: Research projects focusing on the use of antiseptics for the potential to reduce surgical site infection outcomes.
  • Nutrition and Pharmaceuticals: Nutritional products and feeding device research including nutritional content, performance characteristics, and environmental impact.
  • Operating Room: Research evaluating the performance characteristics for surgical devices and patient warming devices; Research investigating novel uses of OR instrumentation.
  • Patient Repositioning and Offloading : Research projects focusing on the prevention or reduction of pressure induced patient injuries as well as healthcare provider injuries associated with repositioning patients.
  • Personal Care: Research evaluating performance characteristics including impact on infections and skin conditions associated with personal care product use; research accounting for nurse and patient satisfaction with product use.
  • Reprocessed Single-Use Devices: Research evaluating the performance characteristics, efficacy, and environmental impact of reprocessed devices.
  • Respiratory: Research evaluating the performance characteristics, healthcare outcomes, and satisfaction of device use for respiratory products including oxygen therapy devices, nebulized medication delivery systems, airway management devices, air delivery systems, and oxygen therapy devices.
  • Skin Antiseptics: Infection prevention and infection control research utilizing skin antiseptics to evaluate the potential for preventing surgical site infections and hospital-acquired infections and cost analysis associated with product use.
  • Skin Health: Skin care management research focusing on pressure ulcer prevention, post-operative infection prevention, protecting the skin from injury and tears associated with incontinence, and prevention of bacterial infections in skin folds.
  • Tissue Regeneration: Research evaluating tissue regeneration and wound healing of acute and chronic wounds, including burns, venous leg ulcers, and pressure ulcers, in which fractional full-thickness skin grafting was used to promote healing.
  • Urology: Urological product research including performance evaluations, clinical/health economic outcomes associated with product use, and device usability, performance and preference.
  • Vascular Access and Bundle Kits for Insertion and Maintenance:
  • Research involving peripheral IV insertion bundle kits and infection prevention bundle kits.

Fellowship Grant

Advancing education and training

Fellowships play an important role in ensuring that fellows are trained in the latest medical procedures and technologies.

Applications for awards are submitted by teaching institutions, community hospitals, medical societies, and associations that have a bona fide fellowship program and selection process to determine fellowship recipients.

  • Diagnostic Devices including Phlebotomy and Portable Lab Diagnostics
  • Foot & Ankle, Trauma, Orthopedic – AOFAS or ACFAS Recognized Programs
  • Infection Prevention and Infection Control Programs
  • Medical and Environmental Education Programs
  • Primary Care and Nutritional Programs
  • Respiratory Fellowship Programs
  • Tissue Regeneration, Wound Care and Skin Care Management Programs

Educational Grant

Supporting education and patient care

Financial and product support is available for educational programs and activities that promote health care provider education, enhance the quality of patient care, and align with Medline’s therapeutic and clinical interests.

Education proposals that may be considered for financial support include accredited education activities, independent education activities, web-ex programs, national/regional scientific and medical congresses and symposia. Grant recipients maintain independence with respect to the content development and delivery of the funded program or activity.

  • Advanced Wound Care and Tissue Regeneration Education Programs
  • Anesthesia Education Programs (product in-kind)
  • Fluid Management System Education
  • Foot & Ankle Trauma and Reconstruction Programs
  • Gloves – Exam, Surgical (product in-kind)
  • Infection Prevention/Infection Control
  • Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Education Programs
  • Operating Room/Surgical Techniques (product in-kind)
  • Patient Repositioning and Offloading Education
  • Personal Care Product Education Programs
  • Portable Diagnostic Devices and Phlebotomy Education Programs
  • Point of Care Diagnostic Device Education
  • Preventive Care Education Programs (product in-kind)
  • Primary Care Education Programs
  • Reprocessed Device Education Programs
  • Respiratory Product Education Programs
  • Skin Care Management (product in-kind)
  • Textiles & Environmental Cleaning Education Programs (product in-kind)
  • Urology Education Programs (product in-kind)
  • Vascular Access and Bundle Kits for Insertion and Maintenance (product in-kind)

For questions regarding IIS, fellowship, or educational requests, please contact us a grantrequest@medline.com.

For questions regarding Community Impact Grants, product donations, or charitable giving, please contact our Environmental, Social, and Governance group at esg@medline.com.