Through the Award for Innovation and Excellence in Clinical Education, the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) looks to recognize an institutional member along with its clinical partner for innovation and excellence in clinical education.  As the inaugural award, all ideas are welcome.  Applicants will have the option to concurrently aThe Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions is sponsoring a travel award for two faculty members to help cover the cost of attending the 2025 ASAHP Annual Conference at the JW Marriott Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. There will be two awards this year of $1,300 each for attendees at large from an ASAHP member institution.

The 2025 ASAHP Annual Conference theme is "Innovation in Action: Growth and Collaboration in Higher Education and Health Professions " and will take place at the October 14-16, 2025.submit for the poster session at the upcoming ASAHP annual conference, October 14-16, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a full-time faculty in an ASAHP member institution with a degree in an allied health profession. Applicants may serve as PI on only one grant application. Only one application may be submitted per ASAHP Member Institution.

AWARD AMOUNT: We expect to fund 2-3 awards up to $30,000 per award

GRANT PERIOD: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026    

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 16, 2025 - Please note that this deadline is final and will not be extended.

Goal: To support innovative research projects with the highest potential to produce new knowledge and paradigms towards success in interprofessional collaboration. Projects should involve at least two of the allied health professions listed in the next paragraph. Other health professions not listed are encouraged to participate as collaborators. The most competitive applications will be designed as scalable projects with potential outcomes which can be broadly applied and implemented by ASAHP member institutions.