Drug Discovery Predoctoral Fellowship

The PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery provides support for promising students (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) in advanced stages of training and thesis research in drug discovery research. The fellowship provides $30,000 in stipend support per year for up to two years (12, 18, or 24 months). Drug discovery involves the innovative application and integration of multiple scientific disciplines to create efficacious, safe, and differentiated treatment options for patients. The PhRMA Foundation seeks to fund novel early-stage drug discovery research with clear potential for translation to humans. Proposals should focus on biological validation of potential drug targets, such as molecular targets, targetable pathways, or targetable systems. Research areas include cellular and molecular biology, design and generation of pharmacological tools, in vitro and in vivo pharmacology, protein biochemistry, molecular modeling, structural biology, biomedical imaging, single cell analysis, spatial omics, and artificial intelligence/computational approaches. Applicants must have completed at least two years of coursework and be engaged in thesis research as PhD candidates by the time the award is activated.