Collaborative Intramural Research Program (CIRP) with LSU Health Shreveport

CIRP grants support new co-led by at interdisciplinary teams featuring one Ochsner researcher and one tenure- or tenure-track LSU Health Shreveport faculty member.

• Partnerships must feature Principal Investigators (PIs) from different disciplines.
• Projects must demonstrate innovation and meaningful collaborations.
• Projects and collaborative PI teams must be new.
• Applications must demonstrate clear path to sustain the research via external funding.
• Up to 50,000 per institution per project.
• Up to 2 projects funded per year.

Submission Information

Spring (Annual)
Deadline: Early April
Internal due date for Application Initiation Form: Two weeks before Deadline
Completed cover page sent to grants@ochsner.org for authorized signature: Two weeks before Deadline

Fall (Conditional)
Deadline: Late September
Internal due date for Application Initiation Form: One week before Deadline
Completed cover page sent to grants@ochsner.org for authorized signature: One week before Deadline

2021 RFP  |  2021 Application Instructions

Future Competitions

As of 2022, we will offer the program every Spring and open a second competition in the Fall if fewer than three Spring applications are funded. We will post an updated RFP and the exact Deadline of the next competition approximately six weeks beforehand.

Contact Information

Grants Manager
grants@ochsner.org
504-703-9382