Application Information

The application for a pre doctoral fellowship award should be submitted online by October 1, 2008. Please note that no applications will be accepted after the deadline date.

No more than two applicants from a department may be proposed for a fellowship in any one-year. Identification of the successful applicants will be made no later than December 15, 2008.

To apply, the following information must be submitted:

A. The graduate student applicant should provide:

1. Registration Information. Submit your information online by following the steps in the registration process.

2. An extended letter to include all of the following information. Name, Personal Data, Education and Training - Curriculum Vitae, Experience in Research, Bibliography, if any, Statement of Career Plans, and Indication of whether or not Applicant is in a Pharm.D./Ph.D. Program.

3. A detailed description of the thesis project, written by the student, including objective(s), rationale, methods of approach and preliminary results, if any, and a bibliography of major references. The total description should not exceed six numbered single-spaced typed pages. The Pharmaceutics Advisory Committee, which reviews each application, places considerable emphasis on the quality of the research proposal. Accordingly, candidates are urged to take particular care over this section of the application and provide a detailed, yet precise, description of the project they wish to undertake. A format similar to that used in the submission of grants to the National Institutes of Health is recommended.

4. The applicant should arrange to have official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, including Graduate Record Examination results, if available, sent directly to the PhRMA Foundation. Without these transcripts and examination results, the application will be considered incomplete. Please include photocopies of transcripts and other results with the application if available but official copies will be required for final decision.

The institutional code for the PhMRA Foundation for GRE information is #5967.

B. The thesis advisor should provide, electronically and in hardcopy:

1. A letter giving his appraisal of the candidate and the proposed research.

2. A description of the facilities and financial support that will be available to the applicant.

3. The number of other trainees who will be supervised during the applicant's training period.

4. A copy of the Advisor's curriculum vitae and bibliography submitted in NIH format/PHS 398. Please limit this to no more than 3 pages.

5. A list of research support including current grants, pending applications, total amounts involved and periods of time. (Since the fellowship provides no research funds, this information is necessary to provide a further perspective of the resources available for the conduct of the thesis research.)

It is recommended that the advisor review the research information prior to the applicant submitting it online.

C. The department chairman should provide, electronically and in hardcopy:

1. A written appraisal of the applicant, his/her course work and academic progress to date, and the proposed research.

2. An estimate of when the applicant will complete the requirements for the Ph. D. degree.

3. Certification that the applicant is a full-time, in-residence candidate for the degree of Ph.D.

4. An indication of the length of time for which the award is being requested and when it is to begin.

5. Information on applicant's current source of support and applications for stipend support which are pending, if any. If none pending, state this.

6. Information on the number of graduate students in the department and how these are supported.

D. In addition, a letter from an individual other than the thesis advisor, who is knowledgeable about the applicant's scientific skills, commenting on the applicant's potential for a career in research, should be uploaded and sent in hardcopy directly to the PhRMA Foundation.

E. Please note if application involves research on drugs for rare diseases.

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