1. Click LOGIN at the top right of the Home screen


2. Click "Create an Account" under the Username and Password boxes to create an account for this site.


3. Enter the information into the fields that appear in the form – all are required.


4. Click the "Create Account" button.


5. You should receive an email to confirm submission of your Account Creation Request.


6. Click the link in that email to create a password for your User Account.


7. Once you have set up your User Account, you will be able to log in to the Edwards Educational Grant Portal from the login page using your user name (which will be your email address) and the password you created.


8. From the Home page, click READ MORE/APPLY on a Therapeutic Area to begin the process.

On the Edwards Educational Grant Portal Home page you will find three (3) boxes that correspond to the different therapies for which Edwards Lifesciences considers educational grant requests. Please click the box to learn more about the educational missions of each therapeutic area to help you select which will best apply to your educational grant request. When you have selected the appropriate therapeutic area that corresponds to your educational grant request, click the “Apply Now” button and select the grant request type from the drop-down list to begin the application process.

From here, you will be directed to the educational grant request application page which will be assigned a unique identification number. Please complete the information that is requested in the educational grant request application. Clicking the “Save as Draft” button at the top of the “Edu Grant Edit” page will save all the information provided in an educational grant request application. You will now see the educational grant request in the table under “My Grant Requests”, and from this table you can click on the unique identification number link assigned to your educational grant request in order to get back to the page specific to your educational grant request.

Once you have completed the educational grant request application and any required documentation has been uploaded and attached to the educational grant request application, you are ready to submit your educational grant request. Once you submit your educational grant request application, the submission is final and you will no longer be able to edit the educational grant request application.

In order to submit your educational grant request, click the “Save & Submit” button at the top of the specific educational grant request application page. If there is any required information missing in your educational grant request application you will get an error message when you click “Save & Submit”. Please return to editing the application and fill in any blank fields. If you don't have the information or you feel it is not applicable please put "None" in those fields. If you have successfully submitted an application and later find an error or something that needs to be changed, you may contact the Educational Grant Administrator by clicking the "Have a Question?" button at the bottom of every page.

Once you log in to the Edwards Educational Grant Portal, you will be directed to the home page. Here you will find a banner at the top with a link to “My Grant Requests”. This is where you will find a listing of the grant requests that have been submitted under your User Account, which will include the status of your educational grant request. The Educational Grant Portal allows you to begin an educational grant request application, save your work, and then come back into the same educational grant request application and continue working without losing information you have previously provided.

In order for your educational grant request to be submitted for consideration, every field in the educational grant request application must be completed and all of the required documentation must be attached.

It is important to note that even though an educational grant request application may have been started and/or saved in the Educational Grant Portal, it will not be received and evaluated until it has been submitted.

Educational Grant: Funding requests may be considered for congresses, conferences and symposia (a) offering continuing medical education (CME) credits in areas of interest to Edwards, which are independently controlled and organized and which are accredited by a nationally recognized accreditor such as ACCME, or (b) which are educational programs providing bona fide education to health care providers in areas of interest to Edwards, which are independently controlled and organized.

In-Kind Educational Grant (product only): In-Kind Educational Grant requests may be considered for product donations for hands-on educational trainings that are for non-human use only.

Fellowship Funding: Fellowship funding requests may be considered for fellowship programs that support the education of medical professionals-in-training.

Charitable Donation: Charitable donation requests may be considered for donations to bona fide charitable organizations that are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that support the organization's charitable mission

Sponsorship: Commercial Sponsorship requests may be considered for other program support, such as corporate sponsorships or memberships through not-for-profit organizations that advance medical, scientific or educational objectives and which must provide a tangible benefit to Edwards.

Please submit all requests for grant funding at least eight (8) weeks prior to the event.

Please be prepared to submit the following supporting documentation with your funding request:

A signed letter of request outlining your organization’s request that:

• is written on your organization’s letterhead
• states the exact dollar amount of funding requested
• describes the program/event
• number of anticipated attendees
• briefly describes your organization

A detailed Agenda for the program/event

A summary of learning objectives or educational outcomes

A detailed event budget for the program/event

Evidence of CME accreditation, if applicable to the program/event

A current W9

Should you be awarded funding for your program/event, you will also need to be prepared to provide Proof of Performance documentation after the program/event. Please refer to the FAQ tab for guidelines on acceptable Proof of Performance.

When you have completed input of information specific to your educational grant request application, you will need to attach required documents to support your educational grant request. Required documentation that is needed will be outlined and detailed in the application specific to the type of educational grant request you selected. You MUST submit all required documentation in PDF file format.