Over the past 48 years, the PhRMA Foundation has helped thousands of scientists advance their careers and has inspired new generations to enter biopharmaceutical research. The early-career support provided by the PhRMA Foundation has been a catalyst for our scientists to become leaders in their organizations and fields. Our programs help build a larger pool of highly-trained researchers to meet the growing needs of academic institutions, the government and the research-intensive pharmaceutical industry.

The PhRMA Foundation funds scientists at critical points in their research careers to support and reward innovation in disciplines essential to the development of safe and effective medicines. The PhRMA Foundation offers competitive pre and post doctoral fellowships, sabbatical fellowships, and research starter grants to advance science in pharmacology, toxicology, informatics, pharmaceutics, and health outcomes. The Foundation also offers a Comparative Effectiveness Research Center of Excellence Award.

PhRMA Foundation award recipients will continue to play an instrumental role in substantial achievements in medicine for the benefit of public health and ultimately the patient.

Learn more about past grant and award recipients. Download a PDF version of the Foundation's Annual Report. [ 2011 Annual Report ]

Applications for the PhRMA Foundation Fall Programs will be accepted beginning in July of 2013.
Do not begin an application before July 2013 as our application system is being updated and changes to the system will be made. Continue to check this website for an activation date.

The new 2014 brochures for Pharmacology/Toxicology, Informatics, Pharmaceutics, and Adherence Improvement are now available.
The 2014 Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Pharmacology, Health Outcomes, and Translational Medicine brochures will be posted to this site as they become available.

Translational Medicine and Therapeutics [see program overview] Application Deadline: February 1, 2014

• Post Doctoral Fellowship [ see details]
• Research Starter Grants [ see details ]

Click here to view application components:

• Post Doctoral Fellowship checklist ( view list )
• Research Starter Grant checklist ( view list )

Adherence Improvement Young Investigator Grant Program [view brochure] 
(Deadline: September 1, 2013) 
(http://www.phrmafoundation.org/adherence)

• Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award
• Research Starter Grant
  

Pharmacology/Toxicology [view brochure] (Deadline: September 1, 2013)

• Pre Doctoral Fellowship
• Post Doctoral Fellowship
• Sabbatical Fellowship
• Research Starter Grant

Informatics [view brochure] (Deadline: September 1, 2013)

• Pre Doctoral Fellowship
• Post Doctoral Fellowship
• Sabbatical Fellowship
• Research Starter Grant

Clinical Pharmacology (view information) (Deadline: February 1, 2014)

• Paul Calabresi Medical Student Research Fellowship ( view details )
• Faculty Development Award in Clinical Pharmacology ( view details )
  

Pharmaceutics [view brochure] (Deadline: September 1, 2013)

• Pre Doctoral Fellowship
• Post Doctoral Fellowship
• Sabbatical Fellowship
• Research Starter Grant

Health Outcomes [view brochure] (Deadline: February 1, 2014)

• Pre Doctoral Fellowship
• Post Doctoral Fellowship
• Sabbatical Fellowship
• Research Starter Grant

Center of Excellence for Comparative Effectiveness Research [view flier] (Deadline September 15, 2013)
(view details)

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