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ACCP Student Travel Awards

ACCP offers travel stipends to help defray the costs students incur when attending the ACCP national meeting. Student Travel Awards are administered through the ACCP Foundation and funded by the Student Travel Award Fund.

Deadlines

Event Date Application Available Application Deadline
2026 ACCP Annual Meeting October 17-20, 2026 June 1, 2026 August 28, 2026

How to Apply

ACCP student members in good standing who are full-time students pursuing their first professional pharmacy degree at an accredited college or school of pharmacy are invited to apply.

Please make sure your graduation and residency information is up-to-date to access the Student Travel Award. Click here to update your education/training information.

Applicants should submit:

  • A completed online application
  • A CV or resume
  • A personal essay of up to 500 words describing the applicant’s interest in ACCP and objectives for attending the national meeting
  • Two letters of recommendation from a clinical pharmacy practitioner or faculty member

Questions? Contact ACCP at [email protected].


Dr. Kimberly B. Tallian Memorial Endowed Student Travel Award

Kimberly B. Tallian, Pharm.D., BCPP, FASHP, FCCP, FCSHP, APH was a passionate neuropsychiatric pharmacist and advocate for students, residents and patients. She was a long-time member of ACCP and contributor to the ACCP Foundation, and a fellow of the College. She was an active member and leader of the Central Nervous System Practice and Research Network. Dr. Tallian made many contributions to ACCP Committees, the Self-Assessment Programs, and the profession. She passed away in January 2023 after a 3-year battle with cancer. Her bequest to the ACCP Foundation, provides for an annual student travel award.

How to Apply

Applicants should include a curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, and an essay detailing:

  • Why they are interested in clinical pharmacy as a career,
  • Their interest in psychiatric or neurologic clinical pharmacy practice or research,
  • Their interest in ACCP, and
  • Objectives for attendance at a national ACCP meeting.

Applicants without an interest in psychiatric or neurologic clinical pharmacy practice or research will also be considered.

Questions? Contact ACCP at [email protected].


PRN Student Travel Awards

In addition to ACCP Student Travel Awards, the following PRNs also provide travel awards to defray costs associated with attending the ACCP national meeting. Please see below for more information about each travel award, including eligibility and application deadlines.

NOTE: Each PRN Travel Award has its own application process separate from the ACCP Student Travel Award application above. If applying for multiple travel awards, please submit a separate application for each.

Drug Information

Description

The Drug Information PRN is offering a travel award in the amount of $1,000 for one student who will be presenting a drug information-related poster or research at the 2026 ACCP Annual Meeting. 

If you experience technical issues and cannot submit your application through this page, please submit your application using this form https://forms.gle/SwsFQGjioFiZoxvW9

Number of Awards Offered
1
Amount of Each Award
$1,000.00
Deadline
September 1, 2026
Eligibility
If selected, awardees must provide a 10-minute in-person presentation at the Drug Information PRN Business Meeting at the 2026 ACCP Annual Meeting.

Eligibility: 
Student/Trainee Award: Applicants for this award should be 1) a member of the  Drug Information PRN, 2) full-time pharmacy student, resident, or fellow; and 3) will be presenting a drug information-related poster or research that is drug information related at the ACCP Annual Meeting. 

Non-student/Non-trainee Award:  In the event that we do not receive any student or resident/fellow applications, the DI PRN will be offering a travel award for a practicing pharmacist member who will be presenting a drug information-related poster or research at the ACCP Annual Meeting! There will be a preference to newer practitioners (within 5 to 10 years of graduation), although all  Drug Information PRN practicing pharmacists are welcome to apply. The  Drug Information PRN member practitioner does not need to be in a drug information specific role, but their ACCP poster or research must be drug information related. Awardees must agree to attend and give a 10-minute presentation at the  Drug Information PRN Business Meeting at the 2026 ACCP Annual Meeting. 
Application Requirements

The student/resident/fellow should submit the following: 1) Current CV 2) The submitted ACCP abstract for poster or research presentation 3) A brief description regarding how this project/activity is important to drug information specialists

How To Apply
For questions, please contact:
Maha Abdalla, Pharm.D., Ph.D., RPh
  Apply

Geriatrics

Description

The Geriatrics PRN will be offering up to 2 (two) Pharmacy Student Travel Awards to attend the 2026 ACCP Annual Meeting.

Number of Awards Offered
2
Amount of Each Award
$500.00
Deadline
September 1, 2026
Eligibility
Full‐time pharmacy student pursuing first professional pharmacy degree
  • Student member of ACCP and Member of ACCP Geriatrics PRN
  • Must attend the Geriatrics PRN Business Meeting at the ACCP National Meeting
Application Requirements
Applicants current curriculum vitae
  • Two letters of recommendation from a clinical pharmacy practitioner or faculty member
  • Personal statement (maximum 500 words) describing the applicant’s interest in geriatric pharmacotherapy, and how attending the ACCP annual meeting will further the applicant's career goals.
How To Apply
For questions, please contact:
Emily J. Christenberry, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS
  Apply

Infectious Diseases

Description

This award acknowledges up to four outstanding pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and/or fellows who have shown excellence in ID through clinical practice, research and/or publications, ID pharmacy education and ID PRN service. In addition, a distinguished trainee should maintain high standards of professionalism and serve as a role model for other trainees.

Number of Awards Offered
2
Amount of Each Award
$1,000.00
Deadline
September 5, 2026
Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria

The Nominee must:

  • Be an ACCP trainee (student, resident, or fellow) member in good standing

  • Be an ACCP Infectious Diseases PRN member

  • Current trainee or not more than 6 months removed from terminal degree from an accredited college/school of pharmacy) or training program (e.g. PGY2 residency or PGY2 diseases-related residency) at the time of ACCP Annual Meeting in October (i.e. PGY2 residents completing training in June/July are eligible) Graduating trainees can apply for trainee awards in the same calendar year as graduation (e.g. graduating in July 2026, can apply for trainee award in 2026).

  • Have conducted research in an area applicable to infectious diseases and be presenting that research at the ACCP Annual Meeting. This research must be an accepted abstract at the ACCP Annual Meeting as either completed research or research-in-progress.

  • To be considered for the student award, research must have been conducted while a PharmD student

  • To be considered for the resident/fellow award, research must have been conducted while a post-PharmD resident or fellow

  • Prior recipients of an Infectious Diseases PRN travel award are not eligible.

  • Recipients of a travel award from another PRN for the same conference during the same year are not eligible.

  •  Must be able to attend the ID PRN Business and Networking Meeting at the ACCP Annual Meeting (virtual 2026)

 Current members of the ACCP ID PRN Executive and Awards Committees are not eligible for the Distinguished Trainee Award.

Application Requirements

Nomination Submission Requirements:

  • Completed attestations of eligibility for the specific award (see Appendix I)

  • Updated curriculum vitae

  • Personal statement from the nominee

    • Describe goals and interests related to ID

    • Describe plans to maintain research and scholarship in ID

    • Describe plans to maintain teaching related to ID

    • Describe plans to maintain clinical activities in ID

  • One letter of recommendation from:

    • One mentor (e.g., faculty member, program director, preceptor) who can attest to the clinical skills and/or research performance of the nominee. Letter of recommendation does not have to be from an ACCP member.

The personal statement and letter of recommendation should clearly document the nominee’s desire to pursue a career involving practice, research and education in the field of infectious diseases, and any additional information that distinguishes the nominee.

Individuals can nominate themselves.

 

Refer to rubric, Appendix J (students) or Appendix K (residents/fellows), for specific activities to be sure to include in your curriculum vitae, personal statement and/or letter of recommendation. Please review the ACCP ID PRN 2026 Annual Awards Descriptions and Rubrics at the following link: ACCP ID PRN 2026 Annual Awards Descriptions and Rubrics

 

How To Apply
For questions, please contact:
Alice N. Hemenway, Pharm.D., MPH, FCCP, BCIDP, BCPS
  Apply

Pain and Palliative Care

Description

The Pain and Palliative Care PRN will offer one student and one resident who are presenting pain and/or palliative care-related research/poster at the ACCP Annual Meeting October 17-20 a travel award of $500 to support costs associated with the meeting.

Number of Awards Offered
1
Amount of Each Award
$500.00
Deadline
September 1, 2026
Eligibility

Candidates for the award must be either a full-time pharmacy student pursuing their Doctor of Pharmacy degree or pharmacy resident. They must be a member of ACCP. They must be presenting pain and/or palliative care-related research/poster at the 2025 ACCP Annual Meeting. They must agree to attend the Pain and Palliative Care PRN business meeting at the conference and agree to present a 5-10 minute summary presentation on their research/poster at the business meeting.

Application Requirements

1) CV 2) Submitted abstract of research/poster presentation 3) Letter of intent explaining interest in pain and/or palliative care and impact of attending meeting on student/resident’s career goals

How To Apply
For questions, please contact:
Megan Carr, Pharm.D., BCGP, BCPS
  Apply