Final-year pharmacy students in Nigeria can apply for the first PIH Research Grant from Pharmacists in Healthcare Africa. Two students will receive ₦250,000 each to support qualifying final-year research projects with direct relevance to health, healthcare delivery, services, or public health.
Overview
The grant is intended to help pharmacy students complete meaningful undergraduate research at a stage where data collection is still pending or ongoing. Applicants must be the lead investigator on their own final-year project and study at a Pharmacy Council of Nigeria accredited Faculty or School of Pharmacy.
Funding is for research activity rather than personal educational costs. The programme identifies eligible expenses such as data collection, laboratory consumables, ethics fees, analysis software, publication charges, research assistance, and conference registration.
Benefits
- Grant Value: Two selected students receive ₦250,000 each.
- Data Collection: The grant can support approved costs associated with collecting research data.
- Laboratory and Research Costs: Eligible expenses may include laboratory consumables and other necessary research materials.
- Analysis and Publication: Approved costs can include analysis software and article processing charges.
- Research Dissemination: Conference-registration costs may be supported when they are directly connected to the funded research.
Eligibility
- Programme: Applicants must be undergraduate B.Pharm or Pharm.D students at a Pharmacy Council of Nigeria accredited institution.
- Study Stage: Applicants must be in their final year during the 2026-2027 academic session.
- Research Role: The applicant must be the lead investigator on the final-year project.
- Project Stage: The research may have started or be about to start, but data collection must not already be complete.
- Supervisor Support: A signed letter of support from the research supervisor is required.
- Ethics: Where ethical approval is required, the applicant must provide the approval or evidence that the process has been initiated.
- Excluded Applicants: Postgraduate students, graduates, students in other health disciplines, and already completed or fully funded projects are not eligible.
How to Apply
- Deadline: Applications close on November 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. West Africa Time.
- Application Form: Download and complete the official application form, including the required research proposal of approximately 500 to 1,000 words.
- Documents: Prepare the supervisor support letter, proof of studentship, and ethics documentation where applicable.
- File Format: Save the completed application as a PDF using the filename format specified by the programme.
- Submission: Email the complete application package to the address stated on the official PIH Research Grant page using the required email subject format.
- Funding Restrictions: The grant does not cover tuition, personal upkeep, or supervisor honoraria.
