Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate students are encouraged to seek extramural fellowships. This page outlines databases, governmental units, and foundations that offer fellowships. If you have suggestions for additions to this webpage, please email us.
Articles
Databases
Foundations
- American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE)
Pre-Doctoral Graduate Fellowships in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
Used to encourage outstanding pre-doctoral students, who have completed at least three semesters of graduate study and have not more than three years remaining, to continue their studies and earn the Ph.D. in the pharmaceutical sciences at a U.S. school of pharmacy. Applications are encouraged from students with the following majors: Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy Administration, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacokinetics/Metabolism, and the Pharmaceutical Sciences. A maximum of seventy-five (75) fellowships (renewals and new awards) are awarded annually. Fellowship stipends can range from $6,000 to $10,000 annually. The fellowship stipend may be used for any purpose decided by the awardee and college that will enable the student to make progress in their pursuit of the Ph.D., e.g., student stipend, laboratory supplies, books, materials, travel, etc. None of the funds shall be used for indirect costs by the institution. The number of AFPE Pre-doctoral Fellowships awarded each year depends on the availability of funds. Students who have completed at least three (3) semesters of graduate study toward the Ph.D. and who have no more than three (3) years remaining to obtain the Ph.D. degree in a graduate program in the pharmaceutical sciences administered by, or affiliated with, a U.S. school of pharmacy. Students enrolled in joint Pharm.D./Ph.D. programs are eligible to apply if they have completed the equivalent of three full semesters of graduate credit toward the Ph.D., and if the Ph.D. degree will be awarded within three (3) additional years. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident.
- PhRMA Foundation
Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Pharmaceutics
PhRMA Foundation recognizes that doctoral training is long and expensive, requiring four to five years of post-baccalaureate study and research. To provide some assistance in this training sequence, the PhRMA Foundation program aims at supporting promising students during their thesis research. The program provides a stipend and funds to cover costs incidental to the training. Applications are accepted for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years of funding. The fellowship program of advanced predoctoral support is designed to assist full-time, in-residence Ph.D. candidates in the fields of health outcomes who are enrolled in U.S. schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry or schools of public health. The program seeks to support advanced students who will have completed the bulk of their pre-thesis requirements (two years of study) and are starting their thesis research by the time the award is activated. Students just starting in graduate school should not apply.
Government
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships
As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2007, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering. National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships are awarded to applicants who will pursue a doctoral degree in, or closely related to, an area of DoD interest within one of the following disciplines:
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biosciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences
- Computer and Computational Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Geosciences
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Physics
The DoD is also interested in supporting the education of future scientists and engineers in a number of interdisciplinary areas. Applicants interested in pursuing study in interdisciplinary areas should apply under one of the disciplines listed above and indicate their specific areas of interest in the "Summary of Goals" statement in the application. Applicants who are interested in interdisciplinary fields should apply under the discipline that most closely matches the course of study they are proposing to pursue in graduate school.
Applicants should consult their academic or research advisor if they are not sure which discipline is appropriate for their course of study. In addition, applicants can learn more about the research areas that are of interest to the DoD by consulting the Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) for the Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
- NSF: National Science Foundation
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.