2026 IPEC/COF Award Application

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Deadline: February 27, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern

This award recognizes interprofessional teams (faculty, students, administrators) that have innovatively addressed a public health issue while making a lasting impact on community health. The winner(s) receive a plaque at the annual IPEC Member Meeting and present a webinar on their project and findings.

More details: www.ipecollaborative.org/ipe-collaboration-award

Download the following 2026 materials:

- Nomination Package
- Submission Checklist
- FAQs

Section 1: Principal Investigator Information
Note: Only three collaborators can be entered directly and will be recognized in the final award selection for consistency. Additional collaborators should be included in the Outline of Collaborator Roles.

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1. Principal Investigator (Required.)

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2. I represent the following IPEC Member association. (Required.)

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3. Email Address (Required.)

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4. Name of Institution/University (Required.)

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5. Name of School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

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6. Title (Required.)

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7. Work Address (Required.)

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8. Phone Number

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9. Additional Notification Email 1 (optional)

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10. Additional Notification Email 2 (optional)

Section 2: Collaborator Information
Note: This form will only allow you to enter two collaborators. Additional collaborators may be listed in Application Item #5 (Outline of Collaborator Roles).

Collaborator #1

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11. Collaborator #1: Name (Required.)

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12. Collaborator #1: Email Address (Required.)

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13. Collaborator #1: Title (Required.)

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14. Collaborator #1: Institution/University (Required.)

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15. Collaborator #1: School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

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16. Collaborator #1: Work Address (Required.)

Collaborator #2

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17. Collaborator #2: Name (Required.)

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18. Collaborator #2: Email Address (Required.)

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19. Collaborator #2: Institution/University (Required.)

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20. Collaborator #2: School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

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21. Collaborator #2: Work Address (Required.)

Section #3: Project Information
Complete the fields below.

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22. Project Title (Required.)

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23. Brief Project Description & Overall Impact
Note: Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. Maximum of 50 words. (Required.)

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24. Project Category (select all that apply) (Required.)

Health Communications and Health Technology

Behavioral Health

Public Health Infrastructure

Community Empowerment and Education

At Risk and Vulnerable Communities

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25. Target Population / Community Served
Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. (max 50 words) (Required.)

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26. Public Health Issue Addressed
Note: Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. (max 50 words) (Required.)

Section 4: Eligibility Confirmation
Complete the fields below.

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27. Note: All boxes MUST be checked. (Required.)

Principal Investigator/Group Lead is a health professions student or faculty member

Team includes ≥ 2 health professions

Project demonstrates impact from interprofessional practice

Section 5: Award Criteria Confirmation
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28. All boxes MUST be checked. (Required.)

Addresses IPEC Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Promotes scholarship in interprofessional practice and advances health equity

Engages community leaders and fosters creativity/innovation across sectors

Demonstrates measurable outcomes

Section 6: Dissemination / Publication Permission
Complete the fields below.

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29. Do you grant permission to IPEC and/or its member associations to publish details regarding your submission? (Required.)

Yes

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Section 7: Application Materials
File types: Word or PDF; max 25 MB per file

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30. Completed and signed checklist (Required.)

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31. Cover sheet including a brief description with overall impact (Required.)

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32. Two-page project narrative including:

Goal of project

Public Health Significance (include how community need was determined)

Rationale & Approach (including methods, outcome measures & project evaluation)

Results/Outcome & plans for publication

*References cited will not count as part of the two page limit (Required.)

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33. Abbreviated curriculum vitae of Principal Investigator (PI) (≤6 pages) (Required.)

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34. Outline of Collaborator Roles (include additional collaborators) (Required.)

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35. Letter of support from Dean/IPE Center Leader (Required.)

Section 8: Optional Supplementary Materials
Feel free to supplement your application by including one or more of the items below.
Word documents and PDFs are acceptable formats.
The file size limit per attachment is 25 MB.
Note: You may compress PDF files at sites like smallpdf.com or pdfcompressor.com.

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36. Check all that apply.

Slide deck

Pictures (submit via email to award@ipecollaborative.org)

Video short

Online video

Website

Neither

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37. Slide deck (≤12 slides)

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38. Video short

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39. Link to online video

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40. Link to website

Section 9: Additional Questions
You may supplement your application by responding to one or more of the items below.
Note: Responses can be taken from your cover sheet.

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41. Describe your team’s interprofessional composition and rationale (max 150 words)

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42. Explain how the project demonstrates creativity or innovation across disciplines/sectors (max 150 words)

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43. Outline the measurable outcomes or impact metrics collected (max 150 words)

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44. Plans for dissemination beyond IPEC webinar (e.g., journal, poster, CE publication)

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45. Lessons learned / recommendations for other interprofessional teams (max 150 words)

Submission Confirmation

2026 IPEC/COF Award Application

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* 1. Principal Investigator (Required.)

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* 2. I represent the following IPEC Member association. (Required.)

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* 3. Email Address (Required.)

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* 4. Name of Institution/University (Required.)

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* 5. Name of School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

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* 6. Title (Required.)

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* 7. Work Address (Required.)

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* 8. Phone Number

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* 9. Additional Notification Email 1 (optional)

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* 10. Additional Notification Email 2 (optional)

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* 11. Collaborator #1: Name (Required.)

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* 12. Collaborator #1: Email Address (Required.)

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* 13. Collaborator #1: Title (Required.)

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* 14. Collaborator #1: Institution/University (Required.)

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* 15. Collaborator #1: School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

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* 16. Collaborator #1: Work Address (Required.)

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* 17. Collaborator #2: Name (Required.)

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* 18. Collaborator #2: Email Address (Required.)

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* 19. Collaborator #2: Institution/University (Required.)

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* 20. Collaborator #2: School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

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* 21. Collaborator #2: Work Address (Required.)

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* 22. Project Title (Required.)

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* 23. Brief Project Description & Overall ImpactNote: Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. Maximum of 50 words. (Required.)

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* 24. Project Category (select all that apply) (Required.)

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* 25. Target Population / Community ServedFeel free to take this from your cover sheet. (max 50 words) (Required.)

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* 26. Public Health Issue AddressedNote: Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. (max 50 words) (Required.)

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* 27. Note: All boxes MUST be checked. (Required.)

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* 28. All boxes MUST be checked. (Required.)

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* 29. Do you grant permission to IPEC and/or its member associations to publish details regarding your submission? (Required.)

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* 30. Completed and signed checklist (Required.)

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* 31. Cover sheet including a brief description with overall impact (Required.)

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* 33. Abbreviated curriculum vitae of Principal Investigator (PI) (≤6 pages) (Required.)

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* 34. Outline of Collaborator Roles (include additional collaborators) (Required.)

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* 35. Letter of support from Dean/IPE Center Leader (Required.)

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* 36. Check all that apply.

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* 37. Slide deck (≤12 slides)

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* 38. Video short

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* 39. Link to online video

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1. Principal Investigator (Required.)

2. I represent the following IPEC Member association. (Required.)

3. Email Address (Required.)

4. Name of Institution/University (Required.)

5. Name of School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

6. Title (Required.)

7. Work Address (Required.)

8. Phone Number

9. Additional Notification Email 1 (optional)

10. Additional Notification Email 2 (optional)

11. Collaborator #1: Name (Required.)

12. Collaborator #1: Email Address (Required.)

13. Collaborator #1: Title (Required.)

14. Collaborator #1: Institution/University (Required.)

15. Collaborator #1: School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

16. Collaborator #1: Work Address (Required.)

17. Collaborator #2: Name (Required.)

18. Collaborator #2: Email Address (Required.)

19. Collaborator #2: Institution/University (Required.)

20. Collaborator #2: School/College/Program/Other (Required.)

21. Collaborator #2: Work Address (Required.)

22. Project Title (Required.)

23. Brief Project Description & Overall Impact
Note: Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. Maximum of 50 words. (Required.)

24. Project Category (select all that apply) (Required.)

25. Target Population / Community Served
Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. (max 50 words) (Required.)

26. Public Health Issue Addressed
Note: Feel free to take this from your cover sheet. (max 50 words) (Required.)

27. Note: All boxes MUST be checked. (Required.)

28. All boxes MUST be checked. (Required.)

29. Do you grant permission to IPEC and/or its member associations to publish details regarding your submission? (Required.)

30. Completed and signed checklist (Required.)

31. Cover sheet including a brief description with overall impact (Required.)

33. Abbreviated curriculum vitae of Principal Investigator (PI) (≤6 pages) (Required.)

34. Outline of Collaborator Roles (include additional collaborators) (Required.)

35. Letter of support from Dean/IPE Center Leader (Required.)

36. Check all that apply.

37. Slide deck (≤12 slides)

38. Video short

39. Link to online video

40. Link to website

41. Describe your team’s interprofessional composition and rationale (max 150 words)

42. Explain how the project demonstrates creativity or innovation across disciplines/sectors (max 150 words)

43. Outline the measurable outcomes or impact metrics collected (max 150 words)

44. Plans for dissemination beyond IPEC webinar (e.g., journal, poster, CE publication)

45. Lessons learned / recommendations for other interprofessional teams (max 150 words)

46. I confirm that all eligibility, criteria, and submission requirements are met.