PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grants in Pharmaceutics
Application Deadline : 10-01-2010
The purpose of the PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grants is to offer financial support to individuals beginning their independent research careers at the faculty level. The areas of interest within this program are research efforts in the fields of pharmaceutics. The program provides a research grant of $60,000 for one year.
Research projects that extend or develop the proprietary value of specific drug products are not acceptable in this program. This exclusion does not preclude research in which specific drug products are used to test hypotheses that have a general applicability.
For the purposes of this program, pharmaceutics includes basic pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical technology and pharmaceutical biotechnology. The fundamental aspects of pharmacokinetics are not included since they are covered by PhRMA Foundation programs in pharmacology and toxicology. It is anticipated that this research experience will occur in an academic and/or industrial laboratory setting.
The "starter" aspect of the program strives to assist those individuals who are establishing careers as independent investigators in the fields listed above. The program is not offered as a means to augment an ongoing research effort. Nor is the grant intended to be used for any direct effort to obtain further extramural funding. The funds are to be used to conduct the proposed research. This program supports individuals beginning independent research careers in academia who do not have other substantial sources of funding.
Funds are generally unrestricted, with flexibility of use - a characteristic of the program. In an effort to gain the maximum usefulness, some guidelines are in order. The funds may not be used for salary support of the grantee, but may be used to support technical assistance. No more than $500 a year may be used for travel to professional meetings by the grantee. Indirect costs are not provided to the institution, and grant funds may not be used for this purpose. These funds are not transferrable.
Applications, however good, which do not meet the aims of the program will be disapproved.
Eligibility
Those holding the academic, tenure track, rank of instructor or assistant professor and investigators at the doctoral level with equivalent positions are eligible to apply for these research starter grants, providing their proposed research is neither directly nor indirectly subsidized to any significant degree by an extramural support mechanism. Individuals holding non-tenure track positions, such as Research Assistant Professor or Visiting Assistant Professor, are not eligible to apply. The program is not intended for those in postdoctoral training programs. However, individuals in postdoctoral training scheduled to conclude, and who will hold an academic appointment, by January 1, 2011 may apply. Applicants must be sponsored by the department or unit within which the proposed research is to be undertaken. The grant is made to the university on behalf of the applicant and with the understanding that the university will administer the funds. Only schools of pharmacy are eligible for this award.
Applications must be submitted by a school of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, and all applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applications are to be submitted via the Foundation website and received by October 1, 2010. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline date.
Applicants will be judged on the scientific worthiness of the proposed research, and on the degree of need. If support is obtained after the application has been submitted, the Foundation must be so informed.
Before an individual is eligible to apply for a PhRMA Foundation award, the applicant must first have a firm commitment from a U.S. university.
These grants will begin on January 1, 2011 for a period of 1 year.
PhRMA Foundation
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Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-572-7756 Fax: 202-572-7799
