Purpose

The PhRMA Foundation Sabbatical Fellowship in Pharmaceutics provides stipend support for individuals engaged in a research training program that will create or extend their credentials in pharmaceutics. The purpose of this program is to enable faculty with active research programs to work outside of their home institution for periods of 6 months to one year to learn new skills or develop new collaborations that will enhance their research and research training capabilities in pharmaceutics. 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 applicant and mentor of the program must describe how the multidisciplinary goals of the research experiential program will be accomplished and provide assurance that key collaborating mentors endorse and are willing to support the plan. Matching funds must be provided by the home institution.

Eligible applicants must (1) hold a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutics from a School of Pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, (2) hold a faculty appointment that imparts eligibility for a sabbatical leave from their home institution, (3) have institutional approval of a sabbatical plan that includes partial salary that matches the PhRMA stipend, (4) hold an endorsement from a mentor who agrees to sponsor the applicants visiting scientist activity, and (5) be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Award

Provides up to $40,000 stipend support for mid-career scientists to engage in an academic year or calendar year experiential program intended to redirect their core research focus to an area of emerging importance to pharmaceutical research and development. The program provides no other subsidies (travel, tuition, fringe benefit costs, etc.) and indirect costs to the institution are not provided. It is expected that the fellowship will be administered in accordance with the prevailing policies and procedures of the institution. Successful applicants will have approval for a sabbatical leave from their home institution, and a commitment to host their experience from a research mentor in an environment other than the applicant's home institution. NOTE: Awards may be activated beginning January 1, 2009 or on the first day of any month thereafter, up to and including December 1, 2009.

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