This program, sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), provides start-up funding for new pharmacy faculty’s research programs. Up to 15 grants of up to $10,000 each maximum (no overhead allowed) will be awarded in the 2010-2011 academic year to individual faculty starting their academic careers at U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy that are accredited by ACPE (candidate or full accreditation status) and whose institution is a regular institutional member of AACP. In addition, each award winner will receive $1,000 from AACP for required travel to the AACP Annual Meeting and Seminars in San Antonio, Texas in July 2011. Eligible applicants must have earned terminal degrees in their disciplines (Pharm.D., Ph.D.) and have a regular full-time faculty appointment at the assistant professor level. The applicant’s initial appointment to a full-time faculty position, either at their current institution or from a previous institution, must have started no earlier than July 1, 2004. Only one application per investigator will be accepted for review. Previous recipients of an AACP New Investigators Program for Pharmacy Faculty grant or any other professional or disciplinary society (e.g., ACCP, ASHP, AAPS, PhRMA, etc.), disease association/society (e.g., American Heart or American Cancer Society), faculty new investigator or research starter program grant are not eligible to apply. Faculty members who presently hold principal investigator status on a federal agency grant (e.g., NIH, AHRQ, DOD, CDC, etc.) are not eligible to apply. Start-up support from the university or college/school may be used as supplemental support for the proposed research. Applicants must be individual members of AACP.Letter of Intent Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 16, 2010 Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 15, 2010
2010-2011 Application Instructions
2010-2011 Letter of Intent Form
2010-2011 Application Form
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