Funding-Limited Submission – PhRMA Foundation Pre Doctoral Fellowships (Informatics and Pharmacology/Toxicology); July 8, 2014

 

Description

Informatics

The goal of the Informatics Program is to promote the use of informatics in an integrative approach to the understanding of biological and disease processes. Informatics awards are intended to support career development for scientists engaged in cutting-edge research in information technology and experimental validation, thus advancing the integration of molecular and clinical approaches into problems of pharmacological concern. This program is designed for candidates who expect to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. in field of Informatics in two years or less from the time the fellowship begins. The award provides up to two years of stipend funding to support the research activities of the doctoral program and only after course work has been completed.

 

Institutional Limit: two applications per academic institution. 

 

Pharmacology/Toxicology

Pharmacology/toxicology awards support career-development activities of scientists prepared to engage in research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effects of an agent observed in an intact organism, either in experimental animal or clinical studies or both. This program is designed for candidates who expect to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. in fields of Pharmacology/Toxicology in two years or less from the time the fellowship begins. The award provides up to two years of stipend funding to support the research activities of the doctoral program and only after course work has been completed.

 

Institutional Limit:  one application per academic institution.

 

Amount: Informatics and Pharmacology/Toxicology awards provide a stipend of $20,000 a year payable quarterly for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years.

 

Internal Competition: Because the PhRMA Foundation limits the number of proposals that an institution may submit to both of these programs, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Prospective applicants interested in responding to either program should send the following information to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, July 8, 2014:

·         Title and category of program (PhrMA Foundation Pre Doctoral Fellowship Informatics or PhrMA Foundation Pre Doctoral Fellowship Pharmacology/Toxicology)

·         Name and affiliations of Predoctoral Student and Mentor(s)

 

A committee will be convened to review applications and make recommendations as to the university’s applicants. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

 

PhRMA deadline for both programs: September 1, 2014