The Gore grants program may support the following types of grant requests: 
  • Third-Party Educational Programs – To support objective, independent training programs and activities that promote scientific knowledge, medical advancement and the delivery of effective healthcare related to disease states, conditions and/or treatments that are relevant to approved indications of Gore Medical Products. Program organizers typically include CME providers, professional societies, teaching hospitals, academic centers or other healthcare facilities. 
     
  • Fellowship or Residency Programs – To support the genuine medical education of health care professionals in training who are participating in a program with an academic or charitable affiliation with a well-established curriculum and defined goals and objectives. The requesting institution or society is responsible for selecting the beneficiaries of the grant. Please do not include name of fellows and/or residents. Gore does not support multi-year requests, all requestors must apply annually. Gore appreciates and values the fellowship/ fellowship related program and encourages grant funding to be used for educational experience for residents and fellows outside of core clinical curriculum. Some examples of Gore’s preferred use of fellowship funding include the following: research education & experience, travel to national meetings/ conferences, journal clubs, and grand rounds. Gore does not promote awarded funding to be used for direct costs of the fellows’ core clinical curriculum e.g., salary support (no more than 25% of total budget), tuition, benefits/fringe, registration costs, exam/board fees, etc. 
     
  • Charitable Contributions and Donations – Monetary or in-kind support for charitable purposes, such as medical care for underserved patients or patient or public education to organizations or other non-profit entities with bona fide charitable and/or philanthropic purposes.
     
  • Research Grants – Monetary or in-kind support of bona fide, independent medical research with scientific and clinical legitimacy, well-defined goals, objectives and milestones. 

As a reminder, Gore has moved away from sole support of any event/program, fellowships included, and strongly encourages multiple industry support. 

The most common types of support available through the Gore Grants Program are the provision of funding and products. In rare cases, upon request, equipment or other in-kind services may be provided.

 

Grant Requests must align with one of the therapeutic areas in which Gore is interested and/or involved: 
  • Cardiac – PFO closure for the prevention of recurrent cryptogenic stroke. Please note that Gore Cardiac does not provide grant support for general interventional cardiology education related to coronary artery or valvular disease and intervention. 
New Research Grant Support Opportunity

  • Surgical Solutions – Treatment and management of hernias, foregut disease, bariatric surgery, general surgery, as well as plastic and reconstructive surgery needs. 

    The Surgical Solutions business seeks to provide solutions for the repair and restoration of soft tissues. Included in the business’ portfolio are biomaterials utilized to address complex hernias, foregut disease, and staple line reinforcement needs. Consideration will be given to grant applications that help advance the scientific understanding and propagation of education of health care professionals assisting in the soft tissue restoration management of patients. 
     

  • Aortic – Advancing the treatment and management of Arch, Ascending, Descending, Visceral, and Abdominal Aortic disease, we support high-impact education through accredited fellowships, global and national conferences, and programs that advance clinical skills, multispecialty collaboration, and innovation in patient care. Gore continues to support Vascular Surgeons while expanding engagement with Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists, and Interventional Cardiologists, recognizing their growing role in delivering care for aortic disease.
Call for Independent Research: Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection Treatments
  • Peripheral – Advancing the treatment and management of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), Deep Venous Disease, A/V Access (Dialysis Access), and Portal Hypertension. Our focus includes accredited fellowship programs, disease state awareness, and skill development for both general and complex cases. We prioritize initiatives that promote excellence in patient care, multispecialty collaboration, and innovation in procedural techniques, especially in the Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Radiology, and Vascular Surgery spaces. 

 

Click here for more information on how to submit to the Gore Grants Program or contact the Gore Grants Program Coordinator; Grants_Program@wlgore.com. 

Contact information for requests not related to the Gore Grants Program