Applications Now Open for Funding Awards in Drug Discovery and Drug Delivery
The PhRMA Foundation is now accepting applications for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and faculty starter grants in the areas of drug discovery and drug delivery for 2023.
  • Predoctoral Fellowships: $25,000 a year for up to two years
  • Postdoctoral Fellowships: $60,000 a year for up to two years
  • Faculty Starter Grants: $100,000 for one year
Application Process: Two steps are required to apply for these awards.
  1. Submit a letter of intent by June 16, 2022.
  2. Those whose submissions are selected will be notified by July 22, 2022, and asked to complete a full application.

Eligibility: All applicants (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) must have a firm commitment from an accredited U.S. university or research institution.
Drug Discovery

Modern drug therapies utilize a wide range of cutting-edge technologies, including biologics, small molecules, and cell and gene therapies, in a variety of novel therapeutic approaches.

Successful drug discovery involves the innovative application and integration of multiple scientific disciplines to create efficacious, safe, and differentiated treatment options for patients.

Projects that focus exclusively on single aspects such as development of assays, target identification, chemical probes, biomarkers, or diagnostics will not be considered for review.
Drug Delivery

Successful drug delivery proposals will emphasize the quantitative understanding of the principles, pathways, and/or mechanisms underlying improved or optimized:
  • formulation composition and delivery modalities or technologies that enable more favorable transport (absorption, targeting, elimination) of drugs
  • drug dosage forms that can be manufactured to achieve higher quality, lower cost, and greater stability or flexibility

Research that focuses on findings that can be generalized to other systems will be prioritized. Testing delivery of a single drug by one approach is less preferred.
About the PhRMA Foundation

The PhRMA Foundation enables the next generation of biopharmaceutical advances by supporting the pipeline of top-quality researchers and fostering the discovery of breakthrough ideas across the fields of drug delivery, drug discovery, translational medicine, health outcomes research, and value assessment. Since its founding in 1965, the Foundation has awarded more than $110 million in competitive research fellowships and grants, catalyzing the careers of over 2,700 researchers from diverse backgrounds at more than 300 institutions.
PhRMA Foundation | Phone: 202-572-7756 | Email: foundation@phrma.org