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2008 PPDM Education Initiative Application Form
Deadline: April 15, 2008
As part of the Strategic Visioning process, the PPDM EC has identified support for junior/new PPDM members/students as a key area of development. Associated with this goal is an action plan to increase awareness of the career opportunities in the Pharmaceutical Sciences through increased interactions with undergraduate students in the Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the students in the professional Pharm.D. programs by directly supporting AAPS Graduate Student Chapters.
To meet this goal, PPDM will fund up to five travelships (up to $1000 each) to AAPS Graduate Student chapters or Schools of Pharmacy in support of hosting an invited speaker/visiting scientist who is a currently registered PPDM member (preferably a PPDM Fellow). The visit will include a seminar that is of broad interest to both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical scientists, including undergraduate and graduate students interested in a career in the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Additionally, a significant portion of time should be allotted for a small and informal meetings with the students, post doctoral fellows and junior faculty. The hosting Student Chapter or School of Pharmacy should make a substantial effort to advertise the visit, so that students in other disciplines are also aware of the visit activities. The objectives of this initiative are 1) to provide support to AAPS Graduate Student chapters, in particular those Schools with limited funding for external speakers, 2) to help promote careers in Pharmaceutical Sciences by encouraging attendance of the undergraduate students (B.S. in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biology, chemistry) and Pharm.D. students to these seminars and 3) to provide an opportunity for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty to meet and interact with senior scientists.
Applications will be judged based on the program description, involvement of the undergraduate students as well as graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, limited funding to support such program otherwise, and selection of a list of speakers who are PPDM Fellows/Members. No chapter/school will be eligible for funding if the chapter has received a PPDM Education Initiative Award the previous year.
The travelship will cover only incurred expenses (e.g., coach class airfare, hotel for up to 2 nights, taxi, and light meals during travel) up to $1000. Honorariums and food for group functions will not be covered. The speaker is expected to spend one full day at the university. At a minimum, the speaker will give a 1-hr seminar and meet with students (both graduate and undergraduate), postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty for a minimum of 3 to 4 hrs.
Travelship applications are due by April 15, 2008 and awards will be announced by May 30, 2008. Only AAPS Graduate Student chapters or Schools of Pharmacy are eligible for these awards. The student chapter is responsible for contacting the speaker and arranging the visit once the travelship has been awarded. The seminar and submission of reimbursement form must be completed by May 30th 2009.
2007 Award Recipients
University of California, San Diego
University of Houston
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Louisianna, Monroe
University of Minnesota
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