The AAPP Foundation's Collegiate Chapter Impact Grant Program is designed to support AAPP collegiate chapters at schools of pharmacy across the nation. This is a great opportunity for chapters to receive funding for their projects and activities.
The application portal is OPEN. Applications are due September 30, 2026.
Goals
Activities may include, but are not limited to, events, clinics, and patient education, and they should meet one or more of the following goals:
- Impact patient care
- Address mental health disparities
- Create awareness of psychiatric pharmacists and their value and contributions as members of the interprofessional treatment team
- Expand interest in psychiatric pharmacy as a career
- Reduce the stigma related to mental health and substance use disorders
Grant Award
Grant applications are accepted annually, June-September.
2025 Grant Recipients
Project: The Impact of Seizure First Aid Training on University Students, Faculty, and Staff
Chapter, Project Leader, and Advisor: University of Houston, Najat Abu-Hmidan, Austin De La Cruz, PharmD, BCPP
Grant Amount: $1805
Poster
Project: Pharmacists for Mental Health Equity: A Community Outreach Initiative
Chapter, Project Leader, and Advisor: University of North Carolina - Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Brandon Alvarado, Suzanne Harris, PharmD, BCPP
Grant Amount: $1000
Poster
Project: A Harm Reduction Approach to Overdose Recognition and Naloxone Training in an FQHC Serving Unhoused Individuals
Chapter, Project Leader, and Advisor: East Tennessee State University, Liam Hicks, Sarah Thomason, PharmD, BCPP, BCACP, FAAPP
Grant Amount: $2000
Poster
Project: Mind Matters: A Student-Led Mental Health Awareness Fair to Reduce Stigma and Promote Psychiatric Pharmacy
Chapter, Project Leader, and Advisor: University of Pittsburgh, Victoria Poelcher, Tanya Fabian, PharmD, PhD, BCPP
Grant Amount: $1100
Poster
2024 Grant Recipients
Project: Education on Proper Administration of Transmucosal Buprenorphine to Improve Dental Adverse Outcomes in Patients with OUD
Collegiate Chapter & Primary Author: Virginia Commonwealth University AAPP Collegiate Chapter, Christian Moon
Grant Amount: $4200
Poster
Project: Assessing the feasibility and impact of a naloxone training on a School community's knowledge, attitudes, and confidence towards opioid overdose and naloxone administration
Collegiate Chapter & Primary Author: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Eshelman School of Pharmacy AAPP Collegiate Chapter, Paul Barlow
Grant Amount: $2388
Poster
Project: Quantifying the State of Mental Health of those Utilizing Needle Exchange Services via Vaccine Outreach
Collegiate Chapter & Primary Author: Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy (FSOP) AAPP Collegiate Chapter, Madison Brotze
Grant Amount: $1665
Poster
Project: Measuring the Perceptions of Psychiatric Care and Recovery amongst Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Collegiate Chapter & Primary Author: Rutgers University AAPP Collegiate Chapter, Nora Abdelfattah
Grant Amount: $1150
Poster
