Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation research grant programs
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
A health plan foundation that funds applied health services research in Michigan — investigator-initiated projects, physician pilot studies, student awards, and proposal development awards to help nonprofits strengthen applications.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (total award)No dollar figures appear on the foundation's main page; it directs applicants to individual grant detail pages for amounts and requirements.
- Timing
- Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Concept papers are accepted year-round, but must arrive at least 60 days before a grant deadline to be considered in that funding cycle. Specific program deadlines sit on the individual grant detail pages.
- Who can apply
- Doctoral candidate, Master's / undergraduate, Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- The Investigator Initiated Research Program is for doctoral-level researchers; the Physician Investigator program is for Michigan physicians; the Student Award Program is for medical and doctoral students in Michigan. Work must address quality, cost or accessibility of care for Michigan residents. All three research programs require a concept paper before any full proposal.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- health services research · health care access · quality of care · cost of care · pilot studies
- Apply at
- https://www.bcbsm.com/foundation/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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