Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research

What Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research does

The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization founded in 1986 and headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, operating with a staff of 14. It functions as the research and education arm — a related foundation — of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and is dedicated to developing the next generation of physician-investigators in anesthesiology. Its core constituents are medical students, anesthesiology residents, and early-career faculty physicians seeking research funding, training, and mentorship.

FAER's product surface is organized around four programs: a recurring Grants Program (with multiple annual cycles, currently open for Fall 2026) that funds physician-investigators; MSARF (Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowships) providing summer research funding for medical students; the Resident Scholar Program (RSP), which enables anesthesia residents to attend ASA's ANESTHESIOLOGY annual meeting; and ARMA (the Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology), a structured resource for research mentorship development in academic anesthesia. The underlying technology stack is a standard nonprofit operating layer — a public website hosted under asahq.org/faer, a Bloomerang-hosted donation CRM, and a Constant Contact mailing list — rather than a proprietary research platform.

The revenue model is charitable donations rather than commercial pricing; FAER does not publicly disclose grant amounts or pricing structures and holds both the Candid Seal and a Charity Navigator 4-star rating as indicators of financial accountability. Distribution is anchored by its ASA affiliation, which provides direct access to the anesthesiology professional community for grantee recruitment, mentorship matching, and conference attendance, supplemented by an active presence across six social platforms (Facebook, X, Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube). The organization celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2026, reflecting four decades of continuous operation.

Name

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research

Legal name

Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research

Website

https://faer.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and related foundation of the American Society of Anesthesiologists that funds physician-investigators in anesthesiology through grants, fellowships, mentorship, and conference attendance programs.

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Product category

Medical Research Grants

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

Keywords

• Anesthesiology research funding
• Physician-investigator grants
• Medical research fellowships
• Anesthesia education grants
• Research mentorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaumburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FAER is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation that provides competitive research grants, fellowships, and professional development programs to physician-investigators in anesthesiology. Its core offerings include the multi-cycle Grants Program, the MSARF Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowships for summer research funding, the ARMA Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology, and the RSP Resident Scholar Program that enables residents to attend the ASA ANESTHESIOLOGY annual meeting.

Product overview

FAER is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and related foundation of the American Society of Anesthesiologists that offers a portfolio of grant programs and professional development initiatives. The core offerings include the Grants Program (funding physician-investigators through various grant mechanisms), ARMA (research mentorship development), MSARF (medical student fellowships for summer research), and RSP (resident scholar program for annual meeting attendance). These programs work together to develop the next generation of physician-investigators in anesthesiology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grants Program FAER's core competitive grant program providing funding mechanisms to physician-investigators in anesthesiology through multiple annual grant cycles.
• ARMA (Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology) A resource for the development of mentors and role models in academic anesthesia, supporting the growth of research mentorship in the specialty.
• MSARF (Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowships) Provides summer funding for anesthesiology research and training for medical students, fostering early career development in the specialty.
• RSP (Resident Scholar Program) Provides anesthesia residents the opportunity to attend ASA's ANESTHESIOLOGY annual meeting each year.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAER is a related foundation of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, operating as its charitable arm for research and education initiatives. This relationship provides FAER with access to ASA's extensive network of anesthesiologists and physician-investigators, and enables co-sponsored grants and collaborative programs such as the Resident Scholar Program which enables anesthesia residents to attend ASA's ANESTHESIOLOGY annual meeting.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• March of Dimes: A voluntary health organization funding maternal and infant health research through grants and training awards. Comparable as a single-specialty voluntary health foundation supporting research and investigator development.
• Alzheimer's Association: A voluntary health organization that funds dementia research grants, fellowships, and training programs for early-career investigators. Comparable to FAER in its focus on building a pipeline of specialty physician-investigators through research grants.
• American Heart Association: A major voluntary health organization that funds cardiovascular and stroke research through grants, fellowships, and scientist development awards. Highly comparable to FAER's grantmaking model aimed at developing physician-investigators within a single specialty.
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: A major U.S. foundation that funds medical research grants including the Physician Scientist Fellowship program supporting early-career clinical investigators. Comparable to FAER in funding physician-researcher training across medical specialties.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: One of the largest U.S. health-focused philanthropic foundations, providing research grants and fellowships to develop health-focused investigators and leaders. Comparable as a health-focused grantmaking entity with a focus on researcher development.
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute: A major biomedical research organization that supports early-career physician-scientists through research grants and investigator programs. Comparable in its focus on physician-investigator development, though operating at far greater scale.
• American Cancer Society: One of the largest voluntary health organizations in the U.S., funding cancer research grants, fellowships, and training programs. Comparable to FAER in mission and structure but operates at vastly greater scale across a single specialty.

Direct peers

• Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR): A nonprofit voluntary health organization that raises funds and distributes grants to support research in a single medical specialty (HIV/AIDS). Comparable to FAER as a vertically integrated grantmaking foundation with a single-disease research mission and a similar donor/grantee ecosystem.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): FAER's parent/related organization and the primary professional society for anesthesiologists in the U.S. Directly comparable because it co-sponsors FAER's programs, hosts its content infrastructure, and shares the same target audience of anesthesiology physician-investigators.

Emerging players

• Foundation for Orthopedic Research and Education (FORE): A specialty-focused nonprofit that funds orthopedic research and education grants for investigators and trainees. Closely analogous to FAER in serving as a single-specialty medical research grantmaking foundation with a fellowship/grants portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FAERanesthesia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@faeranesthesia2369
• Facebookfacebook.com/FAERinfo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foundation-for-anesthesia-education-and-research
• Instagraminstagram.com/faer_anesthesia

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Profiles1 record

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