## [External funding for healthcare professionals](/us-en/healthcare-professionals/external-funding-healthcare-professionals "External funding for healthcare professionals") **Important Notice:** All grants and sponsorships must be submitted in NGCS by **October 1, 2026.** Submissions received by this date will receive a full review in NGCS. The new platform is scheduled to launch on **November 16, 2026**. Any submissions planned after October 1st, should be held until the new system is launched. Novartis is reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. We provide financial support for educational, advocacy and outreach activities that help advance our goals of improving patient and public health. ![Doctor showing patient Ipad](/us-en/sites/novartis_us/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2022-03/doctor-showing-patient-ipad-image_0.jpg.webp?itok=Ny6TC0w2 "Doctor showing patient Ipad") ### Educational Grants **Important Notice:** All grants and sponsorships must be submitted in NGCS by **October 1, 2026.** Submissions received by this date will receive a full review in NGCS. The new platform is scheduled to launch on **November 16, 2026**. Any submissions planned after October 1st, should be held until the new system is launched. Novartis provides grants to US organizations to support medical education for US Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and patient education initiatives in the US. [Learn more](/us-en/healthcare-professionals/external-funding/educational-grants "Educational Grants") --- ### Sponsorships and Memberships **Important Notice:** All grants and sponsorships must be submitted in NGCS by **October 1, 2026.** Submissions received by this date will receive a full review in NGCS. The new platform is scheduled to launch on **November 16, 2026**. Any submissions planned after October 1st, should be held until the new system is launched. Novartis provides funding – through sponsorships and memberships – to US nonprofit healthcare or healthcare-related organizations for activities and events in the US that support our goals in improving public health. [Learn more](/us-en/healthcare-professionals/external-funding/sponsorships-and-memberships "Sponsorships and Memberships") --- ### FAQs Please carefully read all the information about our educational grants, sponsorships and memberships before you submit your application through the [online portal](https://ngcs.novartis.com/prweb/PRServlet/9JQmW_I3-V0okREiDycv9w%5B%5B*/!STANDARD). [Learn more](/us-en/healthcare-professionals/external-funding/faqs "FAQs") --- ### Contact Us Professional Medical Education/Sponsorships**Non-Oncology & Oncology** Email: Patient Advocacy/Education**Non-Oncology** Email: **Oncology** Email: