The Development Fund (DF) was established in 1969, almost 40 years ago. Since that its main goal has been to give each and every pharmacy student an equal opportunity to fully participate in IPSF activities. The Development Fund was created to help people to participate in IPSF Congresses. In addition to this, it can nowadays support students when they are taking part in IPSF Student Exchange Programme, running IPSF Campaigns or IPSF membership fees.
When making decisions on DF Grants, applicants coming from the developing countries are prioritised. The Development Fund is steered by the Development Fund Committee that consists of three members and the IPSF Treasurer. It is chaired by the Development Fund Co-ordinator (df@ipsf.org). Also the Chairperson of Student Exchange and the Student Exchange Committee are taking part in the decisions on Student Exchange grants.
The main source of the DF funds is charity auctions held in the IPSF World Congress and in the Regional Symposia. The idea of the auction is that congress participants bring unique and genuine items from their home countries. Some items are even especially tailor-made for the auction. Other income sources are donations and congress profits. IPSF congresses are non-profit events but in the occasion of any profit, the congress host must donate part of the profit to the Development Fund according to IPSF constitution. If you wish to donate money please contact to IPSF Treasurer (treasurer@ipsf.org).
Ganesh Subdedi from Nepal received DF Grant to participate in
IPSF Congress in Australia 2006.Here he shows how to play a traditional Nepalese instrument.
More detailed information about the DF Grants
Each year, the DF Committee sends out the calls for applications to DF grants. All applications have to be sent in an official application form by the deadline set by the DF Committee and they must follow the guidance in the application form and call for applications. Calls are distributed through IPSF website and IPSF e-groups and IPSF Contact Persons are responsible for distributing it further nationally. See the latest DF News.
- DF Event Grant is for the IPSF World Congress, Asian Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium (APPS) and Pan American Regional Symposium (PARS). The application period is usually from December to February. This grant can cover the registration fee, registration fee and travel costs partly or registration fee and travel costs fully.
- DF Student Exchange Grant is meant to support students participating in the IPSF Student Exchange Programme. It covers the Student Exchange fee and part of travel costs. The application period is usually from December to February. National Student Exchange Officers (SEO) are distributing information about this grant nationally.
- DF Project Grant is to help IPSF Members financially to implement IPSF campaigns. This grant is still under development and so far DF has only supported Moving On II and III surveys.
- DF Membership Fee Grant is meant to pay membership fees of IPSF Members associations from developing countries. To be able to get a grant members must actively participate in IPSF activities over the past and the coming year. A member can get this grant only in two years of three and this grant can not cover any membership fee debt or student exchange fees. The application period is from October to December.
Articles of DF Grant receivers
Articles by Student Exchange Programme Grant receivers in 2007
Article of the representative of Rwanda and Development Fund Grant Receiver in the 53rd IPSF World Congress, 6th - 16th August 2007, Taipei, Taiwan, China.
Article of the representative of Latvia and Development Fund Grant Receiver in the 52nd IPSF World Congress, 12th - 23rd July 2006, Cairns, Australia.
Article of the representative of Nepal and Development Fund Grant Receiver in the 51st IPSF World Congress, 5th - 14th August 2005, Bonn, Germany.