The purpose of the Health Science Education Small Grants Program is to stimulate research and innovation in health science education. This program will make small awards (up to $5,000 per project) from an overall project pool of approximately $30,000 to faculty from University of Texas health institutions who submit a written proposal and budget for a project that strives to improve education by innovative approaches.
These projects may involve curriculum development, evaluation methods, faculty development, or use of technology. Projects demonstrating a direct, measurable, positive impact on health science education will be most competitive for the award. Applications will be accepted from all health science disciplines, including medical, nursing, dental, allied health, health information sciences, and basic biomedical sciences.
A successful application will be based upon merit with the intention to be responsible to the needs of a given program. Collaboration between or among units or schools is strongly encouraged where possible .Individuals who received funding in the initial year of the program can reapply for a second year of funding, but this application requires submission of a progress report as well as a proposal for additional funding.
APPLICATION INFORMATION: Information will be posted here in the fall.
2026 Shine Academy Small Grant Recipients
PI- Nuzha Amjad, MD
UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School
Age-friendly prescribing and medication safety in geriatric patients: An immersive, case-based interprofessional training for health profession students
PI- Natalie R. Bavli, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
IMPACT‑VBL: A Theory‑Aligned, Generative‑AI Pipeline to Replace Legacy Lectures with Effective Video-Based Learning Series
PI- Kirsten Eom, PhD, MPH
UT San Antonio Kate Marmion School of Public Health
Bridging the Analytic Gap: An Innovative Health Services Research Curriculum to Drive Data-Driven System Change in South Texas – A UT San Antonio System Collaboration
PI-Rogie Royce Carandang, PhD, MPH, MSc, RPh
UT San Antonio Kate Marmion School of Public Health
Innovating Maternal and Child Health Education: A Community-Engaged Workshop Integrating Community Health Workers and Implementation Science for MPH Students
PI- Joyce Ju, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE
UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing
Closing the Gap in Medication Safety
