IPE Small Grants Program

IPE Small Grants Program

Program Background

The University of Utah Health Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program invites proposals requesting $5,000 or less to support the innovation of interprofessional education and collaborative practice experiences for students in the University of Utah Health and Social Work professional programs. The purpose of these funds is to help schools, colleges, or programs develop new unique, authentic, and sustainable interprofessional experiences. 

When determining eligibility, we will use the World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) definition, “interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other.” Proposals must include experiences encompassing this definition of learning with students from at least two professional programs.

We will accept proposals across the spectrum of interprofessional education, but priority will be given to creating authentic interprofessional clinical experiences that impact a vast number of students. Authentic interprofessional clinical experiences include experiences where students from two or more professions work and learn in a patient-treating clinical environment within health teams and use IPE Core Competencies of values and ethics, roles and responsibilities, communication, and teams and teamwork.

Guidelines

  • Includes University of Utah learners from a minimum of two professions.
  • Includes faculty from at least two professions.
  • Includes an evaluation and assessment plan.
  • Have a plan for sustainability once the funding period is over.

Eligibility

  • University of Utah full-time faculty, tenure- or career-line faculty at a rank of instructor or above. Adjunct and visiting faculty are not eligible.

Awards

  • Up to $5,000 for one year, non-renewable
  • Commitment to submit a final report within three months of project conclusion. 
  • We recommend awardees present at the Academy of Health Science Education Annual Conference.

Deadlines and Important Dates

  • Call for proposals: November 2024
  • Application deadline: March 1, 2025
  • Notifications sent: May 2025
  • Funding starts: July 1, 2025

Additional Information

For questions or inquiries, please contact Emilie Hickey, IPE Program Coordinator, at emilie.hickey@utah.edu

To apply, or for additional details/guidelines, please click here.