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Artificial Intelligence in Managed Care Pharmacy

PhRMA Foundation

The PhRMA Foundation and the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) are partnering on Challenge Award competition that will award trainees for outstanding manuscripts.

$5,000 Challenge Award for Trainees

The PhRMA Foundation and the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP) are partnering on a Trainee Challenge Award competition that will award trainees for outstanding manuscripts addressing artificial intelligence (AI) in managed care pharmacy.

The PhRMA Foundation will provide the Challenge Award — a prize of $5,000 — to the first author of up to five winning papers, and JMCP will publish all accepted manuscripts.

JMCP is a peer-reviewed journal of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

Deadline: March 2, 2026

Scope of the Call

As AI rapidly transforms managed care pharmacy, it is essential to share learnings across communities. Trainees are often at the forefront of innovations. This call for papers invites trainees working on AI technologies and applications to share their work relevant to managed care pharmacy and its impact on patient care.

We welcome a wide range of submissions in any of JMCP’s article categories: Research, Research Brief, Systematic Review, and Viewpoints. Articles that address one of the following broad topic areas are preferred:

Analytical innovations. Papers presenting how AI methodologies can be applied, replicated, and validated in managed care pharmacy to promote high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-centered care.
Use cases of AI to support patient-centered practice. Papers describing or evaluating application of AI technology to pharmacy benefit design, clinical programs, formulary management, quality improvement, and access to patient care.
Policy and regulatory considerations. Papers informing readers of policies that may affect use of AI in managed care pharmacy, including analyzing the implications of proposed or existing policies on patient care and offering new policy recommendations.
Governance and ethical issues. Papers addressing transparency, auditability, privacy, fairness, and related issues that arise with increasing use of AI in patient-centered managed care pharmacy.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

✔ Direct alignment with priority domains

Proposals must clearly intersect with one of the Foundation’s key research areas — especially where there’s a plausible bridge to medical innovation or improved therapeutic impact. PhRMA Foundation

✔ Clear, focused research plan

Well-scoped aims with defined outcomes and appropriate methodology are essential, particularly for fellowship proposals where training value is paramount.

✔ Institutional support & mentorship

Especially for fellowships, having strong letters from supervisors demonstrating institutional commitment and mentoring plans strengthens competitiveness.

✔ Feasible milestones

Given modest award durations (often 12–24 months), reviewers look for projects they can realistically judge within the time and budget available.

✔ Potential to catalyse future funding or impact

Applications that articulate how the award positions the investigator for future success — e.g., larger grants or publications — tend to be stronger.

🛠 Practical Application Tips

✔ Match the scheme to your career stage:

Predoctoral for advanced PhD candidates, postdoc for training progression, and starter grants for early faculty independence.

✔ Articulate training value: For fellowship proposals, clearly describe how the experience advances your skills, network, and research trajectory.

✔ Budget tightly: Ensure budget requests (stipend or project expenses) are justified and permissible under the scheme.

✔ Highlight relevance: Clarify how your work addresses one of the Foundation’s core scientific themes.

✔ Seek strong mentorship letters: Especially for fellowships, demonstrate senior support.

📌 Summary: PhRMA Foundation Funding

Programme	Target	Focus	Typical Support
Predoctoral Fellowships	PhD candidates	Drug discovery, delivery, translational science, value assessment	$30,000/yr stipend PhRMA Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellowships	Early postdocs	Advanced biomedical/translational training	$60,000/yr stipend PhRMA Foundation
Faculty Starter Grants	Early-career faculty	Independent research start	$100,000 for 1 yr PhRMA Foundation
Special/Challenge Awards	Trainees/researchers	Themed or targeted topics	Variable small awards PhRMA Foundation

🔍 When PhRMA Foundation Is a Good Fit

✔ You’re an early-career scientist (graduate student, postdoc, or new faculty) working in areas tied to pharmaceutical innovation or health outcomes. phrma.org
✔ Your project has scientific merit and clear training or independence value.
✔ You can articulate a plan that fits the award’s timeframe and budget.

Specialties

Artificial Intelligence

General Medicine

Eligibility Requirements

Only one first author per paper is allowed. The first author must be a graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or clinical resident (e.g., intern, resident, or fellow in medicine or pharmacy). All award money will be distributed to the first author only.
Papers must be submitted by March 2, 2026.
Authors must indicate that the paper is for the competition in the article title, as follows, “PhRMA Foundation Challenge Award: [Article Title].”
Employees of pharmaceutical companies are allowed to compete but are not eligible to receive award money due to restrictions on provision of financial awards by the Foundation.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: PhRMA Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 670 Maine Avenue SW, Suite 1000 Washington DC, 20024-3556

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