Mini-Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Educational Foundation offers up to four (4) mini grants of up to $1,000 each for the exploration of innovative and best pharmacy practices, especially focusing on patient-centered outcomes.
PPAEF encourages the submission of grants that investigate, demonstrate, document, measure or otherwise explore the advancement of innovative pharmacy practice and patient care. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider how their project might address healthcare disparities, social determinants of health (e.g. food and healthcare access, language and health literacy, transportation) and/or positively impact historically marginalized populations. Submitted projects must have a measurable result or outcome.
Grants will not support capital expenditures, regular administrative expenses, and/or travel expenses. Funds may be used for reasonable printing costs relative to materials used for the project. Applicants must be current paid PPA members but can be practicing pharmacists, faculty, residents, new practitioners, student pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians. (Refer to Mini Grants Announcement for full details.)
THE DEADLINE FOR THE 2026 APPLICATION PERIOD HAS CLOSED. WATCH FOR THE 2027 ANNOUNCEMENT IN SUMMER 2026.
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Congratulations to Our 2025 Mini-Grant Recipients!
Lucas A. Berenbrok, PharmD, MS, FAPhA, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy & Co-researcher: Elaine Mormer, Audiologist University of Pittsburgh – Personal Sound Amplification Products at the Pharmacy Counter
Madison Keller, PharmD, MBA, Temple University School of Pharmacy & Co-researchers: Nima Patel-Shori, PharmD, BCACP & Katherine Cho, PharmD, BCACP – Pharmacist-led Remote Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension
Kate VanBilliard, PharmD (2026), University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy & Co-researcher: Emily Miller, PharmD (2026) – Characterizing Pharmacists’ Role in Digital Therapeutics
Congratulations to Our 2024 Mini-Grant Recipients!
Ghada Ayad: Assessing Pennsylvania Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Pharmacy Student Perceptions of Pharmacist Burnout in Various Areas of Pharmacy Practice
Rebecca Mihalko: Implementation Strategies for Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Services: A Qualitative Analysis of Independent Community Pharmacies
Sarah Schneider: Expert Consensus of an Emergency Response Readiness Tool for Medication-Related Preparedness
Previously Awarded Mini-Grants
Click here to view previously awarded Educational Foundation mini grants.
