Seed Grant Assistance

Contact:

Office of Interdisciplinary Programs
OUHSC-IPE@ouhsc.edu

IEPA Seed Grants

Applications for Spring Seed Grants will open on January 10, 2025!

Purpose

The purpose of this seed grant is to develop new and innovative curricular/educational projects related to interprofessional education and practice in alignment with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Strategic Plan. The goal is to engage faculty (staff and students) in developing high quality pilot tested educational offerings that can be adopted for future interprofessional programming at The University of Oklahoma Health SciencesApplications are reviewed and processed by the OU Health Sciences Interprofessional Educators and Practitioners Association (IEPA).

Seed Grant Steps

  • Confirm IEPA membership by completing the short online IEPA Membership form.
  • Collaborate with an interprofessional team including faculty/staff, and student members of The University of Oklahoma from at least three different professions, from across at least two different colleges. 
  • Review the Frequently Asked Questions
  • Early Review: Those seeking input on their application prior to submission may send their questions in February to OUHSC-IPE@ouhsc.edu
  • Complete the Seed Grant Application and submit it online no later than March 14, 2025.

Per conversations with ORA, IEPA Seed Grants do not need to be routed through ORA for review and approval .

Please contact the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs, with any questions or if you would like to schedule a 1:1 to discuss potential projects, at OUHSC-IPE@ouhsc.edu.

Spring 2025 Seed Grant Forms

Previously Funded Projects

2023-2024 Seed Grants

Three seed grants were funded as part of the application process.

  • Interdisciplinary Mentored Research Experience
  • Interprofessional Community-Based Pediatric Screening Program
  • Interprofessional Student Delivered Diabetes Education

2022-2023 Seed Grants

Three seed grants were funded as part of the application process.

  • Automation of the Healthcare Professional Circle Diagramming technique for use in interprofessional clinical learning experiences
  • Hepatitis B Community Screening Event
  • Interprofessional Identity Formation Program (IPIF)

2021-2022 Seed Grants

Three seed grants were funded as part of the application process.

  • Interdisciplinary Health Profession Education: A Team Science Approach
  • Reflecting Together to Combat Impostor Phenomenon
  • Simulating End-of-Life Scenarios: Interprofessional End-of-Life Communication

2019-2020 Seed Grants

Two seed grants were funded as part of the application process.

  • Interprofessional Leadership Simulation Pilot Project
  • Mother’s Initiative

2018-2019 Seed Grants