AACP Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section
2025 Program Student Application Now Open - Deadline Extended!
The AACP Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section Summer Research Exchange Mentorship Program application cycle for 2025 is now open. A list of 2025 projects can be found below. The program is intended to foster interest in research and SAS-related graduate education among student pharmacists and is open to current/upcoming P1-P3 students.
Program Components and Application Criteria
- Student participants will complete an 8 to 12-week summer research experience between May 1st and August 15th with a SAS faculty member outside their home institution, building their professional network and skills for residency, fellowship, and further graduate studies.
- The program can be virtual or in person.
- Students who will begin P4 rotations during Summer 2025 are not eligible to apply.
- Applications undergo a review process and students are selected for the program and matched with a research mentor outside their home institution on a competitive basis.
For the 2025 program, the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education will once again be offering $2,500 scholarships for 5 especially meritorious applications to support student pharmacists as they pursue research with host mentors outside of their home institutions. Not all students admitted to the exchange program will receive a scholarship. The number of students admitted to the program is limited by the number of research mentors available. Each year, a cohort of approximately 20-30 students is admitted into the program; of these students, 5 are selected to receive the AFPE scholarship based on merit.
Although not required, the majority of students go on to present the results of their summer projects at national conferences. A final report describing the summer research activities is required for all students.
Interested students should complete the program application and upload a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (CV). One letter of recommendation from a home school mentor/advisor is also required; mentors will be contacted with instructions for uploading their letter upon submission of a complete application. The application and all materials must be submitted by April 28, 2025. Program and award decisions will be sent out in early May 2025.