AACP Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section
2024 Program Student Application Now Open
The AACP Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section Summer Research Exchange Mentorship Program application cycle for 2024 is now open. A list of 2024 projects can be found below. The program is intended to foster interest in research and SAS-related graduate education among student pharmacists and is open to current/upcoming P1-P3 students.
Program Components and Application Criteria
- Student participants will complete an 8 to 12-week summer research experience between May 1st and August 30th with a SAS faculty member outside their home institution, building their professional network and skills for residency, fellowship, and further graduate studies.
- The program this year will be virtual.
- Students who will begin P4 rotations during Summer 2024 are not eligible to apply.
- Applications undergo a review process and students are selected for the program and matched with a research mentor outside their home institution on a competitive basis.
For the 2024 program, the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education will once again be offering $2,500 scholarships for 5 especially meritorious applications to support student pharmacists as they pursue research with host mentors outside of their home institutions. Not all students admitted to the exchange program will receive a scholarship. The number of students admitted to the program is limited by the number of research mentors available. Each year, a cohort of approximately 20-30 students is admitted into the program; of these students, 5 are selected to receive the AFPE scholarship based on merit.
Students considering applying to the exchange program should be prepared to commit approximately one hour per week to meeting virtually with their research mentor, with additional time allocated to completion of research activities at the discretion of the mentor. Although not required, the majority of students go on to present the results of their summer projects at national conferences. A final report describing the summer research activities is required for all students.
Interested students should complete the program application and upload a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (CV). One letter of recommendation from a home school mentor/advisor is also required; mentors will be contacted with instructions for uploading their letter upon submission of a complete application. The application and all materials must be submitted by April 15, 2024. Program and award decisions will be sent out in early May 2024.