PIH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 2026 FOR FINAL-YEAR PHARMACY STUDENTS

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PIH Africa has launched its first Research Grant for Final-Year Pharmacy Students to support research projects that improve health, healthcare delivery, health services or public health.

The initiative aims to help promising pharmacy research projects progress towards publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Grant Benefits

Two grants of ₦250,000 each are available.

Funding may support research-related expenses, including data collection, laboratory consumables, research assistance, analysis software, ethics fees and eligible publication costs.

The grant does not cover tuition, personal upkeep or supervisor honoraria.

Who Can Apply?

Applicants must:

• Be undergraduate B.Pharm or Pharm.D students at a Pharmacy Council of Nigeria-accredited institution in Nigeria.
• Be in their final year during the 2026/2027 session.
• Be the lead investigator on their final-year research project.
• Have started or be about to start the project, with data collection not yet completed.
• Have a supervisor willing to provide a signed support letter.
• Have ethical approval or evidence of application where required.

Postgraduate students, graduates, students of other health courses and fully completed or fully funded projects are ineligible.

Documents Required

1. Completed application form and research proposal.
2. A 500–1,000-word proposal within the form.
3. Signed supervisor support letter on institutional letterhead.
4. Proof of studentship.
5. Ethical approval or proof of application, where applicable.

How to Apply

1. Download the application form from the official website.
2. Complete the form and research proposal.
3. Save the completed document as a PDF using the required filename format.
4. Attach the supporting documents.
5. Email the complete application package with the prescribed subject line before the deadline.

Official Application link

https://pihafrica.org/research-grant/

Application Deadline

15 November 2026 at 11:59 p.m. WAT.

Selection and Notification

Eligible applications are assessed by independent reviewers. Evaluation considers research relevance, scientific quality, feasibility, publication potential, originality and clarity.

The two successful applicants are scheduled to be announced on 5 December 2026.

**Important Information

Successful awardees must comply with the grant's reporting, ethical approval and publication requirements. Their research must be published in a peer-reviewed journal with the awardee as first author.**

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