Deadlines & Funding Cycle – The Schwartz Center

Stanzler Open Doors Fund

The Stanzler Open Doors Fund was created to advance the mission of the Schwartz Center by creating access to the Schwartz Rounds® program for financially constrained healthcare organizations serving under-resourced and/or marginalized communities in the U.S.

The Schwartz Rounds program offers a range of benefits, including improved healthcare workforce well-being, enhanced care team communication and teamwork, increased compassion and empathy for patients, and improved patient and staff satisfaction. These improvements strengthen organizational culture and boost financial stability. Schwartz Center staff provide training, onboarding, program support, resources and materials for the initial three years, with an opportunity to reapply every two years thereafter.

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Deadlines & Funding Cycle

Application and Evaluation Timeline

The Schwartz Center 2026 Stanzler Open Doors Fund cycle dates are as follows:

Applications open in June 2026
Applications will be due in August 2026
Applicants can expect to hear from the Schwartz Center regarding their status in October 2026
Awarded applicants will have two weeks to accept and return required forms identifying an agreement signatory and Schwartz Rounds Leadership Team to move forward.

Funding Life Cycle

Recognizing the investment of staff resources at recipient organizations, the Stanzler Open Doors Fund provides Schwartz Rounds program support for three years during the initial award period.
Recipients may reapply for renewed support every two years thereafter.
Each recipient organization is required to sign a Schwartz Center agreement and Stanzler Open Doors Fund addendum prior training and onboarding.

Renewals

Recipients are eligible to apply for renewal following the initial 3-year funding cycle and every two years thereafter.
Renewals are not guaranteed and are conditional on meeting renewal criteria at the end of each funding cycle.

If you have questions, please contact community@theschwartzcenter.org or visit our FAQs Page.