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Gateway to Research Scholarships Award Description

This scholarship is for pharmacy students currently enrolled in an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy.

The primary goal of the Gateway to Research Scholarship program is to help students gain an understanding of the importance of research by enabling them to apply that knowledge to improve their clinical skills. This scholarship provides a unique opportunity for talented Pharm.D. and baccalaureate degree students to participate in a faculty-mentored research project. The Gateway to Research Scholarship also encourages students who have the aptitude and desire to pursue a career in research to continue their education in a Ph.D. program.

This award helps students to learn to identify relevant research problems, generate a research hypothesis, analyze data, learn how to interpret and use research results in practice, learn to effectively communicate research and clinical data to a broad audience, develop problem solving skills, and sharpen critical thinking skills. Overall the exposure to and understanding of research enables them to improve their clinical skills to facilitate better communication with patients and medical team members, thus equipping them for the changing healthcare workforce.

The awards are given to individuals who, in the judgement of the scientific review panel, have met the following criteria:

Recommended by a faculty member

Demonstrated superior academic performance

Submitted a proposed research topic that is relevant

Provided a comprehensive mentoring plan

Submitted letters of recommendation

Have shown interest in scientific research

KEY DATES Call for Applications: January 22, 2020Application Deadline: February 22, 2020 by 11:59pm PST

Award Notification: April 22, 2020(subject to change) Stipend: $5,000

Stipend Dispersement June 2020

USE OF STIPEND

The Scholarship stipend may be used for research related expenses in support of the research

plan outlined in their application. Funds should not be used for indirect costs by the institution.

TERM OF FELLOWSHIP

June 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021

CONTACT

hardimon@afpepharm.org

6076 Franconia Road Suite C Alexandria, VA 22310

6076 Franconia Road Suite C Alexandria, VA 22310

Gateway to Research Scholarships Eligibility

Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:

U.S. citizen or a permanent resident

Full-time student enrolled in a:

o Pharm.D. program, have completed at least two years of college, and be enrolled

in at least the first year of the professional pharmacy curriculum at an ACPE

accredited School of Pharmacy, -OR-

o Baccalaureate degree program and have completed at least one year of the

degree program in an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy.

Students enrolled in joint Pharm.D./Ph.D. programs may not apply.

Student must be enrolled for at least one full academic year after initiation of the

award.

Must be nominated and mentored by a faculty member in a:

o School of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy

Education OR

o Any college awarding baccalaureate degrees, provided the faculty member is

actively undertaking research in the pharmaceutical sciences

Nominating faculty member must agree to mentor the student in the proposed research

during the entire one-year award period, as required.

No more than two applications per school, therefore school faculty and administrators

must coordinate which two applications to put forward.

Gateway to Research Scholarships Instructions

Application is due February 22, 2020 by 11:59pm PST. Applications will be collected electronically via the online form.

Printable versions of the Application are available for review only. Paper or handwritten applications will not be accepted.

The applicant is solely responsible for ensuring that all required materials, including

*recommendations and transcripts, are received by AFPE no later than February 22, 2020 by 11:59pm PST

All information other than the official original transcript must be submitted via the online forms. Official original transcripts should be mailed to:

Sarah Devereaux-HardimonDevelopment AssociateAFPE 6076 Franconia Road, Suite C Alexandria, VA 22310-1758

If electronic versions of the official transcript are available, it may be emailed to Sarah Devereaux-Hardimon at hardimon@afpepharm.org

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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Gateway to Research Scholarships Application Component Checklist

All items must be uploaded to the online form, unless otherwise noted. A complete application

will include all of the following:

Application, due February 22, 2020 by 11:59pm (online)

Nominating faculty member’s CV, uploaded to the Application. (pdf)

Scholarship Application Certification signed by the Applicant, Mentor, Department Head, and the Dean (electronic signature permitted for the Dean), uploaded to the Application. (pdf)

Official original transcript for current course of study (due February 22, 2020)

Unofficial transcripts for coursework prior to the current course of study, uploaded to

the Application. (pdf)

If born outside the U.S., the naturalization or permanent residency document must be

uploaded to the Application. If such documentation is not available, a letter from the

Dean of Pharmacy confirming such information is required. (pdf)

Two recommendations submitted via the online recommendation form due February

22, 2020 by 11:59pm . One statement of recommendation must be from the mentor and the other from a professor who is familiar with both the student and the

student’s work. (online)