AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy awards the AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize to the author(s) of the best unpublished manuscript received in an annual competition on a topic within the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals.
The Prize is aimed at graduate students and early career researchers (ECRs). (See eligibility requirements below). Co-authored papers are eligible for the Sonnedecker Prize competition, provided all listed authors meet eligibility requirements.
The recipient of the AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize is awarded a $1,000 cash prize (co-authored papers will split the cash award), and the manuscript will be published in AIHP’s journal, History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, upon successful completion of peer- and editorial-review processes.
Instructions for Submissions
The deadline for submission of manuscripts for the 2022 competition is June 1, 2022. Manuscripts should be emailed to [email protected] using the subject heading “Sonnedecker Prize Submission.”
Submitted manuscripts will be evaluated and judged by a panel comprised of the AIHP’s Historical Director and four members of the Editorial Board of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals. The panel will announce the Sonnedecker Prize decision in August.
Eligibility requirements are:
- The submitted manuscript must be a on topic related to the history of pharmacy or pharmaceuticals.
- The manuscript should be 8,000-10,000 words and submitted in Microsoft Word format. Authors should consult the HoPP Author Guidelines when preparing their submission. Papers in languages other than English should be accompanied by a translation.
- The submitted manuscript must not have been published, currently committed for publication, or under consideration for publication at any other journal.
- The author(s) of the submitted manuscript must agree to allow publication of the manuscript in History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals.
- The author(s) must be graduate students and/or early career researchers (ECRs). AIHP defines ECRs as holders of tenure-track positions who received the PhD within the previous three years or members of the academic precariat in limited term positions who received the PhD within the previous six years.
Previous Winners of the Sonnedecker Prize
Background
Originally established in 2015, the AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize honors Professor Glenn Sonnedecker, a distinguished historian of pharmacy, the longtime Director of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, and the founding editor of the Institute’s academic journal, Pharmacy in History, which changed its name to History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals in 2021. 
Glenn Sonnedecker examines an artifact with visiting scholar Halil Tekiner in 2015
The former Executive Director of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy from 1957-1973 and 1981-1985, Glenn Sonnedecker is an influential historian of pharmacy. Sonnedecker received his PhD in History of Science and History of Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin in 1952, and he taught at the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy from 1952 to 1986. In addition to being the founding editor of AIHP’s academic journal, he has been the editor or author of more than a dozen books and pamphlets and 100+ articles on the history of pharmacy.
Prior to 2021, the Sonnedecker Prize was awarded annually for the best original article published during the previous year on the history of some facet of pharmacy practice or pharmacy education in the United States (including the Colonial Period). Articles published (including electronic appearance) in peer-reviewed journals were eligible for consideration. Award winners demonstrated originality of scholarship and clear contribution to the study of the history of pharmacy. The AIHP Board of Directors adopted the current protocol for the Sonnedecker Prize in August 2020.
AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program
The AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program is designed to provide financial support for doctoral students pursuing academic research related to the broadly defined history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The Program offers grants up to $2,000 to cover research expenses not normally covered by the student’s university (as described in more detail below).
Instructions & Eligibility
The AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program is open to all PhD students enrolled in a university based in the United States, regardless of department or discipline. The student need not be an American citizen; nor does the research topic need to be in the field of American history. The research must be clearly and significantly related to the history of pharmacy or pharmaceuticals, broadly defined.
Use of grant funds is restricted to direct research expenses that cannot normally be reimbursed by the degree-granting institution itself. Examples of eligible expenses include: travel and living expenses at a site removed from the home university to pursue or conduct research and actual investigative or research costs (such as costs incurred to collect, compile, record, and process data or information and costs incurred to obtain or secure access to essential sources). Examples of ineligible expenses include living expenses of the applicant at the home university or indirect expenses such as overhead or other institution-related costs.
Applicants should submit their application as a single.pdf document of no more than four pages in length that includes:
- The applicant’s name, address (including email address), telephone number, university affiliation, expected graduate degree, major area of specialization, and expected graduation date.
- A tentative title and short prospectus of the research project.
- A brief narrative explaining the significance of the research for the history of pharmacy or pharmaceuticals and describing the activities that will be supported by the grant.
- An itemized and annotated estimate of expenses for which a grant (up to $2,000) is being sought. Include a brief statement of other financial support received or applied for to be used within the period for which the AIHP grant is sought.
In addition to the four-page .pdf application, applicants (or the supervising facility member) should also submit by email a Letter of Support from a faculty member or supervisor.
Completed applications should be emailed to [email protected] with “PhD Research Grant Application” in the subject field. (The Letter of Support may be emailed separately.) Questions about the AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program should be sent to [email protected]. Confirmation of receipt of the application will be sent by email.
Deadline for Application: April 1, annually. At the discretion of the Institute, an application received after that date may be evaluated individually if any funds remain unawarded.
Post-Award Requirements
Recipients of a grant will be asked for further information and to fulfill certain additional post-award requirements. These include:
- Providing the applicant’s Social Security number for grant disbursement.
- Providing a brief progress report (a one-page summary of recipient’s progress and accomplishments) six months after receipt of the grant.
- Providing a final report (2-3 pages) within a year of receipt of grant funds that summarizes activities funded by the grant, discusses research findings, and provides an itemized list of grant expenses incurred,
- Working with the editors of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals to submit a paper for consideration for publication within two years of receiving the grant.
Read a list of previous recipients of AIHP’s PhD Research Support Grant with their funded research topics.