Submitted by: Danielle Stubbs
-M.png) The application for the Walmart Health Equity Scholarship for Pharmacy Students is now open! The scholarship will be awarded to seven (7) outstanding Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree students who are accepted or enrolled in the professional curriculum at a U.S. college or school of pharmacy. Selected awardees must demonstrate leadership, academic success, and a commitment to serving rural or medically underserved patient populations. Each awardee will receive a single $5,000 scholarship. Eligibility Requirements Scholarship applicants must meet the following requirements: Eligible student statuses during the 2024-25 Program: Accepted into a professional Pharm.D. program for the 2024 entering class (i.e. P1 student during the 2024-25 academic year) Enrolled as a P2 or P3 Pharm.D. student in a 4-year program Enrolled as a P2 Pharm.D. student in an accelerated 3-year program Enrolled as a P3 through P5 (out of P6) student in a 0-6/7 program Students must demonstrate leadership, academic success, and a commitment to serving rural, medically underserved areas or populations (MUA/Ps), or Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) upon graduation from a Pharm.D. degree program. Only US citizens and permanent US residents are eligible. Students must be in good standing (minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale) at their current (or most recent) institution at the time of application. Applicants from schools with other grading systems are still eligible to apply for the scholarship. Students must submit a completed application by the deadline. If a scholarship is awarded to an accepted (not yet enrolled) pharmacy student, the award will be granted to the institution after the individual has started classes in the Pharm.D. program. Awardees will be ineligible to apply for this scholarship again in the future. Students who will graduate from a Pharm.D. program in 2024 are NOT eligible for the scholarship. Students can apply using this link. Applications are due July 29, 2024. Email walmart@aacp.org with any questions. Best, Danielle—————————— Danielle Stubbs Associate Director of Student Recruitment and Diversity American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Arlington VA 703-479-3840 —————————— |