External Scholarships

Below is information about monetary awards that private organizations have made in the past. This information is taken directly from the most recently received announcements from the respective organizations. This does not mean that the organizations have made no changes to their awards programs or that the organizations are continuing to make the awards. As new information is received from HSOP, it will be posted here. Unless otherwise noted, for more details or for an application for any of these scholarships, please contact the organization that offers it.

Each semester, the NCPA Foundation provides student loans to pharmacy students who require financial assistance. The amount loaned to pharmacy students per semester is to $2,500 to a maximum of $5,000 per calendar year. Payments and interest on the loans are deferred until after the student graduates.

LOAN CRITERIA:

Student members of NCPA in the last two and one half years of their first professional pharmacy degree program and who are planning a career in independent community pharmacy practice. Students must be U.S. citizens.

NACDS Foundation Pharmacy Student Scholarship Program

In 2003 twenty-five students were awarded scholarships totaling more than $50,000... don't miss out on this year's program! Applications must be postmarked by October 11, 2004. For detailed information and application materials, visit www.nacdsfoundation.org and click on Scholarships then Pharmacy Student Scholarship Program.

The Partners in Pharmacy auxiliary of NCPA offers annual scholarships to students pursuing a career in pharmacy at an accredited college in the United States. The amount awarded each year depends upon several factors, including available resources of the scholarship fund. Applicants for the scholarship must have completed at least two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum with a "C" average or higher in each course, and also must be in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th year of an accredited pharmacy school. The student will be judged on scholarship, need, involvement in pharmacy school activities, and his or her future goals in the profession of pharmacy. The applicant must also be a member of a Student Chapter of NCPA or have membership in the NCPA Student Category.

Contact:

Karen Tilley, Scholarship Chair

9902 Casanes Avenue, Downey, CA 90240

562-862-8328 (Phone)

E-mail: GolfinMom4@AOL.com

For several years, U.S. Pharmacist has conducted an essay contest for all eligible fourth- and fifth-year PharmD students. The challenge, which is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc., enables each eligible school of pharmacy to select and submit one student essay. The topic changes each year. Three student winners are selected after the essays have been judged by an independent panel of experts chosen by U.S. Pharmacist. The first-place winner has received a trip to the ASHP Midyear Meeting. including round-trip transportation and accommodations, registration to the meeting, and $250 toward expenses. Additionally, a $1,000 donation has been made to the first-place winnerıs school of pharmacy. The second-place winner has received a $500 honorarium plus registration to the meeting, and a $500 donation has been made to his or her school of pharmacy. The third-place winner has received a $250 honorarium plus registration to the meeting, and a $250 donation has been made to his or her school of pharmacy.

The deadline for submission of the essay chosen by each school has been in October.

16 Gateway Pharm.D. / B.S. Degree Student Research Scholarships @ $5,000

3 Pharmacy Fraternity First Year Graduate School Scholarships @ $7,500

75 Pre-doctoral Fellowships in the Pharmaceutical Sciences @ $6,000

2 Clinical Pharmacy Post-Pharm.D. Fellowships in the Biomedical Research Sciences @ $27,500

Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has funded one (1) award to support a student who is interested in exploring pharmacist-initiated treatments/interventions that could influence the disease management of persons with diabetes. Students must identify a faculty advisor for their proposed project. If the project is carried out in a retail pharmacy or ambulatory clinic, the on-site pharmacist project supervisor should be identified if different than the faculty advisor. All students in good academic standing who are interested in designing and evaluating innovative pharmacy practice strategies should be encouraged to apply to the program. The Novo Nordisk program requires that the effectiveness of pharmacist-initiated treatments/interventions in the disease state occur in an ambulatory care clinic or retail pharmacy setting. The award includes a student stipend of $4,500, plus $500 for supplies and equipment.