AFPE's mission is to advance and support pharmaceutical sciences education at U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy. With the support of individual and corporate contributors, AFPE: Supports graduate education, training and research in such disciplines as clinical pharmaceutical science, medicinal/pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology/toxicology, pharmaceutics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics/metabolism, pharmacotherapy and experimental therapeutics, and social and administrative pharmacy. Encourages exceptional students to pursue careers in the pharmaceutical sciences by funding awards to first year graduate school and pre-doctoral fellowships in the pharmaceutical sciences, pre-doctoral fellowships in the clinical pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmacy faculty development research grants. Enables full-time PharmD and PhD pharmacy college faculty members to undertake a minimum 6-month intensive project including coursework, training, and/or research on a cutting-edge topic that benefits industry, pharmacy & pharmaceutical science education, and the national health. This nurturing of outstanding pharmacy faculty researchers advances pharmaceutical science knowledge, advances drug discovery and development, and advances the development of state-of-the-science pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences curricula.