Employee Development Grants For School of Medicine Career Staff Employees

2024 WINGS infographic showing that 287 awards were granted totaling $97,825The WINGS Program provides tuition reimbursement assistance for the professional and career development of the School’s career staff employees. The Program’s goal is to aid in developing skills, knowledge and other qualities which prepare career staff employees for growth within the University. See FAQs here.

The Dean's Office provides annual funding in support of this employee development grant program. The School of Medicine endorses paid release time for courses which cannot be scheduled outside of work hours. Paid release time is left to departmental management’s discretion, as release time may not always be feasible due to operational necessity. The Dean’s Office administers the program’s application, selection, and reimbursement processes on a quarterly basis.


Application & Deadlines

The WINGS Application is a two-part process:

  1. Applicant must complete the online application. Link will be available here when application period opens.
  2. An online Supervisor Endorsement Form needs to be completed by the applicant's supervisor.  It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure their supervisor completes the form.  Instructions regarding the supervisor form are detailed in the online application.

Application Deadlines

Application Period Opens

Application Period Closes at 5pm on

Award Notifications to Applicants

For Courses Starting in the Period from:

January 2, 2026

February 2, 2026

February 13, 2026

February 15th to May 31st, 2026

April 1, 2026

May 1, 2026

May 15, 2026

May 15th to August 31st, 2026

July 1, 2026

August 3, 2026

August 14, 2026

August 15th to November 30th, 2026

October 5, 2026

November 2, 2026

November 13, 2026

November 15th, 2026, to February 26th, 2027