Request for Applications

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Faculty at ASAHP Institutions in good standing

AWARD AMOUNT: We expect to fund 3 awards up to $2,000 per award

PROJECT PERIOD: September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025

GRANT PERIOD: Up to 9 months

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  June 3, 2024
 

Program Background

The Interprofessional Committee (IPC) of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) developed the Interprofessional Innovation Grant (IIG) Program to provide support for interprofessional collaboration research among the ASAHP membership. The intent is to provide recipients a competitive edge in securing additional funding by supporting pilot projects and further developing grantsmanship skill sets. The intent of the IIG Program is that proposals submitted can be used to develop larger, more extensive interprofessional research projects that further engage faculty and ASAHP members in research endeavors.

The ASAHP Interprofessional Innovation Grant Program will provide funding for innovative, interprofessional projects that relate to the following themes including, but not limited to:
  • Curriculum Innovations in a Remote Environment
  • Alternative Clinical Experiences
  • Telehealth/Telework Therapies/Telework Therapies
  • Mental Health
  • Technology, Artificial Intelligence & Healthcare
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Care Education
  • Broader impacts of the Post  COVID-19 environment , including psychosocial, behavioral, and economic effects
  • Health equity/health disparities (Social Determinants of Health)
  • Healthcare workforce development
Projects with a focus on health professions represented at ASAHP member institutions are highly encouraged.

Strong applications may include collaboration across ASAHP member institutions/programs. 

Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, projects must demonstrate the following:
  • Research has a direct connection to one of the thematic areas outlined above or a related theme.
  • The proposal has a clear timeline to be completed in 9 months.
  • Potential for future external funding.
  • The PI is representing an ASAHP member institution. Applicants may only be PI on one application and Co-PI on one application. Co-PIs may include faculty from other ASAHP institutions. 
  • PI assurance:  A statement from the PI that they have sufficient content knowledge, time and local support to execute the proposed project.
Award Information
We expect to make approximately 3 awards, up to $2,000 for 9-month project period.

Funds can be used for data gathering, equipment and supplies, travel, poster and printing, publication, and consultant costs. Personnel costs can include research staff (students, technicians, etc.), however, salary for PI’s and Co-PI’s and other Co-Investigators is not permitted.

Budgets should include strong justification across all categories as projects will only be funded at the level deemed necessary to accomplish research goals in the 9-month project period. 

Additional information available at asahp.org/ip-innovation.

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