2016-2017 GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION
About the AAPS Fellowship
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In 2016, AAPS will be awarding a total of five (5) graduate student fellowships in the
amount of $10,000 each. The official start date is September 1. All fellowships are eligible
for renewal for a second year, contingent upon eligibility and progress in research. It is not an
automatic renewal.
Applicants must be an AAPS student member at the time of application and must maintain
membership throughout the entire term of fellowship.
Fellowships are open to all schools/departments, including non-traditional disciplines (e.g.
chemistry, biology, engineering, mathematics, statistics), but applicant thesis research must
be relevant to pharmaceutical sciences.
For 2016 – 2017, AAPS will offer four (4) fellowships to students studying in U.S.
institutions. Students may be U.S. residents or international students studying at the U.S.
institution. AAPS will offer one (1) fellowship for a graduate program outside of the U.S.
For the fellowships to the U.S. institutions, applicants must be in the second year or beyond
of their doctoral program. For the fellowship to the international institutions, there is
flexibility in this requirement, depending on the structure of the program at the institution.
Anticipated graduation date must be included in your application.
There are no restrictions on concurrent fellowship and/or research grant awards from other
organizations.
Funding goes directly to the institution/department and must be used to support the student
with a stipend and/or tuition.
No indirect costs (administrative overhead) will be allowed for the sponsoring institution.
Within two years of receiving funding, awardee must atend an AAPS meeting. At least once
during the term of the fellowship, awardee must submit an abstract to the AAPS Annual
Meeting and Exhibition or the National Biotechnology Conference to present his/her research
in a poster session. Up to $2,000 of award money may be used for travel to the meeting. If
the travelship monies is not needed, it can be applied towards the applicants‘ research. If you
are awarded an AAPS Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship, you may also apply for an
AAPS Graduate Student Award or travelship.
Once an award is approved, the sponsoring institution must submit a budget to AAPS
detailing how the award will be spent. Acceptance letter needs will state that the intended
money will go towards stipened and tuition except for the $2,000 eligible for travel.
All awardees must provide a one-page final progess report to AAPS no later than three (3)
months after the end date of the Fellowship. The report should also list manuscripts and/or
publications that have resulted from the Fellowship support; awardee must acknowledge the
AAPS Foundation Fellowship in such publications. This acknowledgement should include
“This research was supported in part by a Graduate Student Fellowship Award from the
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Foundation.“
For new application, the following documents must be submitted:
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PART A of the Application with description of research by applicant
PART B consisting of recomendations by the applicant’s major research advisor and two
other professors. It’s the sole responsibility of the student to make sure recommendations
have been turned in to the AAPS Foundation.
Offical transcript from current and previous graduate programs (scanned copy is acceptable)
APPLICATION FOR AAPS FOUNDATION GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
PART A: TO BE COMPLETED BY STUDENT APPLICANT (submit as .pdf to
Gradfellowships@aaps.org)
Applicant Name:
Mailing Address:
E-mail:
Phone Number:
Institution:
Department:
AAPS Member Number:
AAPS Section Affiliation(s):
Year in Program:
Anticipated Graduation Date:
I am applying for:
 One Year Support
 Two Years Support
Academic Honors:
Leadership Positions Held:
List any abstracts and presentations, indicating name of scientific and/or professional meetings
and dates of presentation:
List any published papers with full citations of authors, title, journal, volume, pages, and year:
List previous research experience, including undergraduate, if any(maximum 100 words):
Provide a brief statement of your future career goals, particularly in relation to your current
research training. (maximum 500 words)
Continuing on a new page, provide a desciption of your Ph.D. thesis research, including title,
hypothesis, specific aims, design and approach along with preliminary data if available,
originality and potential impact. Citations are not included in the 3-page limit, but should not
exceed 25 references. (No more than three (3) pages, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12 font
style, 1 inch margins)
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Applicant Signature
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Date
[Note: A copy of your transcript should be appended to PART A of your application.]
APPLICATION FOR AAPS GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
PART B: RECOMMENDATION BY MAJOR RESEARCH ADVISOR OR PROFESSOR
(submit as .pdf to GerardoM@aaps.org)
This part of the application will be completed individually by the major research advisor and two
other professors who are able to comment on the applicant’s thesis research and academic
performance. Each recommendation should also be submitted as to AAPS as .pdf to
GerardoM@aaps.org.
Applicant Name:
Recommender Name:
Title:
Institution:
Department:
Mailing Address:
Email:
Phone:
Number of MS and Ph.D. students you have mentored or participated in their thesis committee:
In what capacity and how long have you known the applicant?
The applicant’s field of study is:
Please rate your student on the following, as he/she compares to other students with
comparable experience that you have mentored or interacted with.
No Basis
Academic Achievement
Mastery of Knowledge
Design of Research Project
Laboratory Skills
Originality and Creativity
Research Integrity
Self-reliance
Work Ethic
Ability to Work with Others
Below
Average
Average
Above
Average
Good
Outstanding
Truly
Exceptional
Please comment on the following (no more than two pages, single-spaced, Times New Roman 12
font style, 1 inch margins):
 Your interaction with the applicant
 Your guidance in preparing the Fellowship application
 Funding for applicant’s thesis research
 Estimated date in completion of thesis work
 Applicant’s academic performance, including GPA, critical thinking and problem solving
skills, and ranking relative to other students you have supervised or mentored.
 Applicant’s research knowledge and laboratory skills, ability to work independently, and
written and oral communication skills
 Originality and potential impact of the Applicant’s research project
 Applicant’s leadership involvement, personal integrity and ethics, interpersonal skills,
and professional and community service
 Applicant’s strengths and weaknesses
 Any problems or limitations you have observed
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Recommender Signature
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Date
AAPS FOUNDATION GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
Continuation Application
For continuation application, a one-page interim progress report co-signed by the applicant and
his/her major advisor should be submitted online by February 19th of the following year. The
interim progress report should describe what has been accomplished during the first five (5)
months of the Fellowship and the research plan for the second year of the Fellowship. Any major
changes from the original proposal should be addressed.
Applicant Name:
Mailing Address:
E-mail:
Phone Number:
Institution:
Department:
AAPS Member Number:
AAPS Section Affiliation(s):
Anticipated Graduation Date:
Major Advisor Name:
Email:
Phone Number:
Submit this form and the appended Progress Report as .pdf to Gradfellowships@aaps.org by
February 19, 2016
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Applicants Signature
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Date
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Major Advisor Signature
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Date
Interim Progress Report (limit to one page):