Community Pharmacy Practice Grants

American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation/Pfizer Immunization Awards Program

These awards recognize Family Medicine Residency programs that have achieved high or improved immunization rates, or are implementing a system to increase childhood immunizations in medically underserved children ages 19-35 months.

To Apply
The 2010 Application must be received by midnight April 15, 2010. Award winners will be notified by May 31, 2010.

Award Categories
* Best Practices: Recognizes programs with systems in place that have achieved high overall immunization rates in children age 19-35 months, as measured within a 12-month time frame.
* Most Improved: Recognizes programs that have overcome barriers to achieve greatly improved immunization rates in children age 19-35 months, as measured within a 12-month time frame.
* System Implementation: Recognizes programs that will be implementing systems to improve immunization rates in medically underserved children age 19-35 months.

Winner Recognition
Award recipients will be recognized on June 7, 2010 at the AAFP Workshop for Directors of Family Medicine Residencies and on July 30, 2010 at the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students (NCFMR). Winners receive monetary support ($5,000 or $10,000) for their programs; in addition, each receives a travel scholarship to the 2010 NCFMR and the opportunity to present a poster. Top winners will also receive scholarships to attend the 2010 AAFP Scientific Assembly.

Questions? Contact Sondra Goodman, Programs and Grants Manager at (800) 274-2237, ext. 4457.

American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 440
Leawood, KS 66211-2672

Toll free: (800) 274-2237
Phone: (913) 906-6000
Fax: (913) 906-6095

Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship

Partners in Pharmacy is the former WONARD or the Women's Organization of the National Association of Retail Druggists, which was founded in 1905 during the 7th NARD Annual Convention. (NARD, the National Association of Retail Druggists, formed in 1898 was renamed NCPA, the National Association of Community Pharmacists in 1998.)

Partners in Pharmacy (PIP) is now an auxiliary organization that assists the National Community Pharmacists Association and the NCPA Foundation by maintaining a national network of people who encourage grassroots support of independent community pharmacy.

Since 1915, Partners in Pharmacy has been offering annual scholarships to pharmacy students pursuing a career in pharmacy. This scholarship program has touched hundreds of pharmacy students. The scholarships recognize pharmacy students for their exemplary academic performance, community service, and a demonstrated commitment to independent pharmacy.

Award Criteria
The Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship will be made on the basis of the following priorities:

* Leadership Qualities: Potential candidates will be evaluated by the PIP Scholarship Committee on the basis of leadership qualities and accomplishments with a demonstrated interest in independent pharmacy, as well as involvement in extracurricular activities. These qualities will be measured by the required supporting documents.
* Academic Achievement: Scholastic success is a necessary condition for consideration of the award and will be measured using current college transcripts.
* Demonstrated Interest: Scholarships are awarded to students based on career goals and objectives and established interest in independent pharmacy as a career option.

Eligibility
The Partners in Pharmacy program will be continued during the 2010-2011 academic year. All pharmacy students who are student members of NCPA are eligible to apply for the Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship per academic year. The student must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. school or college of pharmacy on a full-time basis during the 2010 fall term and the 2011 spring term. Note: Students may only receive this award one time.

Children of Partners in Pharmacy Officers, NCPA Foundation Officers, NCPA Officers, or NCPA Executive Committee members are not eligible to participate in the program.

Application Process
Each applicant must complete Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship Application Form. In addition, the student must provide the following materials with the completed application:

* A copy of the most recent official transcript of his or her college grades.
* A letter from a school official familiar with the student's activities. This letter should briefly describe the student's extracurricular accomplishments, leadership qualities and contributions to the school.
* A letter from a pharmacy owner or manager, preferably an NCPA member. This letter should briefly describe the student's extracurricular accomplishments, leadership qualities, contributions to the profession of pharmacy and pharmacist's knowledge of applicant's interest in independent pharmacy as a career.
* A letter from the applicant to the Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship Awards Committee outlining his or her school and civic accomplishments and objectives for the future. Must provide a separate one-page description of his or her interest of the pharmaceutical profession-educationally, philanthropically, and socially, and to support legislation for the improvement of the retail drug and pharmacy business.
* A resume or curriculum vitae describing the student's work and professional experience.

All application forms and supporting documents must be POSTMARKED by: March 15, 2010

Payment Process
The Partners in Pharmacy Scholarship is awarded on an individual basis and is non-transferable. Each recipient will receive a check made payable to his or her school from the NCPA Foundation on behalf of Partners in Pharmacy for $2,000 during the NCPA Annual Convention. Note: Award recipient must be present at the NCPA Annual Convention to receive this award. A $300 travel stipend will be provided along with a complimentary registration to the NCPA Conference.

Application Deadline
All application forms and supporting documents must be postmarked by March 15, 2010.

Mail your application to:

NCPA Foundation/PIP Scholarship Committee
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314

National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation Presidential Scholarship

The NCPA Foundation Presidential Scholarship will be made on the basis of the following priorities:

* Leadership Qualities: Potential candidates will be evaluated by the NCPA Foundation Scholarship Committee on the basis of leadership qualities and accomplishments with a demonstrated interest in independent pharmacy, as well as involvement in extracurricular activities. These qualities will be measured by the required supporting documents.
* Academic Achievement: Scholastic success is a necessary condition for consideration of the award and will be measured using current college transcripts.

Eligibility
The NCPA Foundation is pleased to announce that the Presidential Scholarship program will be continued during the 2010-2011 academic year. All pharmacy students who are student members of NCPA are eligible to apply for ONE of the NCPA Foundation Scholarships per academic year. The student must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. school or college of pharmacy on a full-time basis during the 2010 fall term and the 2011 spring term. Note: Students may only receive this award one time.

Children of NCPA Foundation Officers, NCPA Officers, or NCPA Executive Committee members are not eligible to participate in the program.

Application Process
Each applicant must complete an NCPA Foundation Scholarship Application Form. In addition, the student must provide the following materials with the completed application:

* A copy of the most recent official transcript of his or her college grades.
* A letter from a school official familiar with the student's activities. This letter should briefly describe the student's extracurricular accomplishments, leadership qualities and contributions to the school.
* A letter from a pharmacy owner or manager, preferably an NCPA member. This letter should briefly describe the student's extracurricular accomplishments, leadership qualities, contributions to the profession of pharmacy and pharmacist's knowledge of applicant's interest in independent pharmacy as a career.
* A letter from the applicant to the NCPA Foundation Scholarship Awards Committee outlining his or her school and civic accomplishments and objectives for the future. Must provide a separate one-page description of his or her demonstrated interest in independent pharmacy and his or her vision for the development of innovative pharmacy practices that emphasize quality patient care leading to improved patient health outcomes.
* A résumé or curriculum vitae describing the student's work and professional experience.

All application forms and supporting documents must be POSTMARKED by: March 15, 2010

Payment Process
The NCPA Foundation Presidential Scholarship is awarded on an individual basis and is non-transferable. Each recipient will receive a check made payable to his or her school from the NCPA Foundation for $2,000 during the NCPA Annual Convention. NOTE: The award recipient must be present at the NCPA Annual Convention to receive this award. A $300 travel stipend will be provided along with a complimentary registration to the NCPA Conference.

Transfer from one accredited school or college of pharmacy to another is permitted, provided the academic standards of the previous institution have been met at the time of transfer.

Application Deadline
The NCPA Foundation was established in 1953 in honor of John W. Dargavel, the association's executive secretary from 1933 until 1952. Its goal is to provide educational and research support to pharmacy faculty, students, and practitioners and to assist future professionals through the provision of scholarships and low-interest educational loans.

All application forms and supporting documents must be postmarked by March 15, 2010.

This award is made on an individual basis and is non-transferable.

Mail your application to:

NCPA Foundation Scholarship Award Committee
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314

Promoting Influenza Prevention: Pharmacists As Immunization Advocates--A Demonstration Grant Program

Supported by CSL Biotherapies
Application Deadline: April 16, 2010

Each year in the United States, an estimated 20 percent of the population gets influenza. While most people recover without complications, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized and about 36,000 people die. Influenza vaccination is the most effective tool to prevent those deaths. It is estimated that only 42 percent of health care personnel in the United States receive a yearly influenza vaccination, even though healthcare worker immunization has been identified as a critical strategy in protecting patients from exposure.

Description
The ASHP Foundation is offering support for demonstration projects that focus on the pharmacist’s role in promoting vaccination against seasonal influenza. These demonstration projects should address implementation of programs that advance seasonal influenza immunization in healthcare workers during the 2010/2011 influenza season and should incorporate resources from ASHP’s Stop the Flu – It Starts with You resource center.

Eligibility Criteria
• The proposed research must involve demonstration projects focused on the pharmacist’s role in promoting vaccination against seasonal influenza. If the principal investigator does not have a strong research track record, inclusion of a senior investigator as a member of the research team is strongly advised. The principal investigator must be a licensed pharmacist and multidisciplinary research teams are strongly encouraged. If a senior investigator participates on the research team as a mentor/advisor, in the application process and grant progress reports evidence must be included regarding the support and involvement of the senior investigator. The senior investigator must have a strong research track record. The senior investigator does not have to be a pharmacist. Consideration should be given to allocating a portion of the budget to support biostatistics consultation.
• The proposed research must be submitted to an institutional review board (IRB) for approval. Evidence of IRB approval must be provided to the ASHP Foundation upon acceptance of the grant award. Grant funds will not be disbursed until evidence of IRB approval has been received.
• Individuals who currently serve as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on an existing ASHP Foundation-supported research grant, with the exception of new investigator grants, are not eligible for funding through this grant program. Individuals who served as principal investigators on previous ASHP Foundation grants are eligible to apply if all work, including publication of study findings, on the previously funded research is complete. If a tie score occurs during the grant review process, the grant will be awarded to the applicant(s) who has/have not received a grant from the ASHP Foundation previously.
• The ASHP Foundation only makes grants to tax-exempt institutions or agencies in the United States of America.
• The research must comply with the NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research that was amended in October, 2001.
• The research must comply with the NIH Policy and Guidelines On the Inclusion of Children As Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects.
• The study timeline should not exceed 18 months from project initiation.

Funding Information
Two $25,000 grants will be awarded. Grants will be awarded to pharmacist investigators to provide funding for specific practice-based research related to the pharmacist’s role in promoting vaccination against seasonal influenza and are not intended for long-term support of research programs. Facilities and administrative cost rates that do not exceed 8% of the total requested budget are allowed.

Application Process
Pharmacists interested in applying for funding should refer to the request for proposals and application instructions below for full eligibility requirements and application procedures.

Selection Criteria
Grant applications will be judged by a selection panel using the following criteria:

• Rationale-10 points
• Significance-10 points
• Objectives-20 points
• Study Methods-40 points
• Scope and Timeline-5 points
• Personnel and Facilities-15 points

Deadline
April 16, 2010

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: (301) 664-8612
Fax: (301) 634-5712
E-mail: foundation@ashp.org
Web site: www.ashpfoundation.org