Active members of the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists are eligible for a number of pharmacy scholarships. Students must finish one academic year in professional coursework and obtain at least a 2.75 grade point average in pharmacy courses to be eligible. Applicants must submit a transcript, an essay of 500 or fewer words, two recommendation letters and a resume. Most scholarships total about $1,000.
American Pharmacists Association Foundation
2215 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-429-7565
pharmacist.com
This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship America. Applicants must be children or grandchildren of drug store owners who are customers of McKesson, a pharmaceutical wholesaler. Pharmacy students employed by businesses that are McKesson customers are also eligible. Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted into a pharmacy school and in their third, fourth, fifth or sixth year of study. Up to 50 $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually and applications are available from July to October each year.
McKesson Pharmacy Scholarship Program
Scholarship America
One Scholarship Way
Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082
507-931-1682
mckphar.scholarshipamerica.org
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) offers a number of scholarships to pharmacy students each year. The focus of the NACDS Foundation Pharmacy Student Scholarship Program is to promote chain community drug stores and assist pharmacy students with a sincere interest in chain community pharmacy careers. In 2009, more than 90 students received scholarships. The majority were $2,000 awards, while a few ranged from $2,500 to $5,000.
Applicants must be full-time pharmacy students attending a U.S. college or school of pharmacy studying to obtain a doctor of pharmacy degree and have completed one year of pharmacy school with a grade average of C or better
NACDS Foundation
413 N. Lee Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703-837-4276
nacds.org