Drug Delivery Faculty Starter Grant supports early-career faculty conducting drug delivery research to advance their careers, sustain scientific talent, and build a pipeline for future discoveries.
Funder: PhRMA Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Letter of intent) | August 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Award funds are paid to the recipient’s institution for disbursement
Summary: Supports early-career faculty conducting drug delivery research and helps sustain the scientific talent pipeline.
Key Information: Only one principal investigator may apply; collaborators are permitted, but co-PIs are not.
The PhRMA Foundation’s Drug Delivery Faculty Starter Grant supports early-career scientists working in drug delivery. It is part of the Foundation’s effort to help promising researchers advance their careers and remain in the scientific workforce, while building a talent pipeline for future research discoveries. The Foundation’s broader goals include supporting researchers who will work in industry, become academic partners to industry, and train the biopharmaceutical workforce.
The Foundation is restructuring its grant portfolio and resources to stretch funding further and create a more sustainable support system for early-career scientists. Current Faculty Starter Grant awardees are unaffected by this change, and all existing funding commitments will be honored.