Funder: PhRMA Foundation
Due Dates: August 31, 2026 (Portal opens) | October 30, 2026, noon ET (Application deadline) | March 2027 (Award notification)
Funding Amounts: $30,000 per year in stipend support for 12, 18, or 24 months
Summary: Supports doctoral students’ advanced training and thesis research assessing the clinical, patient-centered, and economic value of medicines and health care interventions.
Key Information: Only one applicant per research group may apply to VA-HOR, choosing either a predoctoral or postdoctoral applicant.
Description
The PhRMA Foundation’s fellowship supports promising doctoral students during advanced training and thesis research in value assessment and health outcomes research. It funds empirical analyses and methodological studies investigating the delivery, safe use, effectiveness, and value of medicines and other health care interventions. Proposals must include meaningful, authentic engagement with patients, caregivers, or clinicians.
The research scope includes clinical and patient-reported outcomes, health preferences, and clinical and economic outcomes using real-world data and analytic tools. Other priorities include health equity and unmet need, innovative methods for measuring value from different stakeholder perspectives—especially patients—and decision and communication tools. Patient-centered value assessment frameworks and empirical health policy research are also supported.
