NAME OF AWARD:
AFPE - RPS INC. PHARMACY FACULTY FELLOWSHIP IN GERIATRIC PHARMACY/GERIATRIC PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

PURPOSE OF AWARD:
To enable a full-time Ph.D. and/or Pharm.D. teaching faculty member at a US school/college of pharmacy to undertake a minimum 6-month intensive period of advanced education training, and/or research (including coursework) in geriatric pharmacy and/or geriatric pharmaceutical science.

To increase the number of full-time faculty at schools/colleges of pharmacy with specific expertise in geriatric pharmacy and/or geriatric pharmaceutical science. To generate pharmacy college faculty teachers and/or researchers capable of making major contributions to curriculum design, experiential education, clinical research, and basic research in priority areas of geriatric pharmacy and/or geriatric pharmaceutical science.

NUMBER OF AWARDS and STIPENDS:
One (1) award at $25,000 to be matched by the applicant's institution. Funds are considered a direct grant to the faculty member. No portion of the award can be diverted for institutional overhead. The stipend can be used for salary (including sabbatical leave salary) and other costs including travel as designated by the Fellowship recipient and his/her Mentor.

ELIGIBILITY:

The applicant shall:

1. Have received the Pharm.D. degree preferably within the past ten (10) years. (May also hold a B.S. and/or M.S.; but not an M.D., D.Sc., or Ph.D.).
2. Have (or will have completed in the year the application is submitted) post-doctoral work in geriatric pharmacy and/or geriatric pharmaceutical science, as documented by curricula development, publications, geriatric clinical pharmacy service delivery, and/or basic research.
3. Agree to carry out the Fellowship on a full-time basis and will not engage in any part-time work. Sabbatical leave salaries may be accepted.
4. Provide a letter with his/her application from his/her Dean and or Department Chair assuring that the applicant will be relieved of all teaching, advisory, service, clinical, and administrative responsibilities during 6-month Fellowship, except for such teaching or clinical responsibilities (not to exceed 10% of time) as may be required by the applicant’s proposed project.
5. Provide a letter with his/her application from his/her Dean assuring that the applicant’s educational institution will provide a minimum of $25,000 in matching financial support for the applicant during the 6-month Fellowship period. This matching financial support can be in the form of salary and benefits during the 6-month Fellowship period.
6. Be able to provide evidence of acceptance for the desired fellowship training by a suitable mentor at a recognized academic and/or research institution, not necessarily a school/college of pharmacy. Potential mentors will be judged solely by professional qualifications and experience in geriatric pharmacy and/or geriatric pharmaceutical science and may hold a Ph.D., D.Sc., Pharm.D., M.D. or other advanced degree.
7. Be a US citizen or permanent resident.
8. Agree not to accept any other external fellowship, scholarship, or grant awards such as from NIH, AHA, ACS, ASCP, AACP, or any other organizational or government agency during the 6-month term of this AFPE award.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Application forms and related guidelines should be requested by letter, telephone, or fax from AFPE or download the Word Document here.

REPORTING REQUIREMENT:
Successful applicants must submit a Proposed Research Report and a Final Progress Report. Instructions for the organization of these reports are available from AFPE.

APPLICATION DEADLINE and SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Application forms and all supporting documentation must be received no later than March 3, 2008 at AFPE, One Church Street, Suite 202, Rockville, MD 20850. The Fellowship recipient will be notified by April 18, 2008. An Advisory Committee will review applications and submit finalists to the AFPE Board of Grants who will select the award recipient. Funds will be available in two equal installments on September 1, 2008 and February 2, 2009.

SPONSOR: RPS, Inc.