AREAS OF SUPPORT AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Eligible Activities (live and/ or virtual):


Eligible Requestors:


Areas of Support


Areas of Interest United States Canada Established Markets International Markets China & Hong Kong
Oncology Areas of Support
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Y Y Y Y0 Y
Gastric Cancer Y Y Y Y2 Y
Oncology- across tumor types (Cross Tumor) N/A Y Y N/A N/A
Prostate Cancer Y Y Y Y3 Y
Urothelial/Bladder Cancer Y1 Y1 Y Y4 Y
Additional Areas of Support (Immunology, Metabolic Diseases, Nephrology, Urology, Women's Health, Rare Disease,Ophthalmology)
Anemia (associated with Chronic Kidney Disease) N/A N/A N/A Y5 N/A
Diabetes N/A N/A N/A Y6 N/A
Overactive Bladder N/A N/A N/A Y7 Y11
Solid Organ Transplantation N/A Y Y Y8 Y
Vasomotor Symptoms (Menopause) Y Y Y Y9 Y
Rare Disease (XLMTM, Pompe Disease, Other) Y Y Y Y Y
Geographic Atrophy Y Y Y Y10 Y

0: Excluding Indonesia & Phillippines

1: For US, Canada, and countries in Latin America, please apply for a grant on the Pfizer portal

2: Excluding Algeria, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, Indonesia & Philippines

3: Excluding Argentina & Chile

4: Middle East (except Algeria), Russia, Turkey, APAC (except Indonesia & Philippines), Australia & Taiwan only

5: South Africa only

6: Russia only

7: Colombia, Brazil, Egypt, South Africa, Russia, Turkey, APAC & Australia only

8: Colombia, South Africa, Russia, Turkey, APAC, Australia & Taiwan only

9: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, South Africa, Turkey, APAC (except India), Australia & Taiwan only

10: Argentina, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia & Taiwan only

11: Hong Kong only


Japan requests

Note that Japan only reviews requests for Grants for Education between April and June. Grant requests received outside of this period will not be considered. Additionally, only professional/medical associations or societies may request a Grant for Education in Japan.


US requests

For accredited activities in the US, Astellas requires that the accredited provider submit the request. When the requestor is a hospital, medical center, or medical school, the CME Office must submit the request.


Astellas US has identified healthcare educational gaps within our therapeutic areas of interest that impact healthcare professional knowledge, competence, and application and positively contribute to improving healthcare for patients.


Call for Grants

Unsolicited requests for Grants for Education by independent grant requestors may be spontaneous submissions or in response to an Astellas call for grant applications. Click here to view current available Call for Grants.