Your college financial aid office is often the best source of information about loan, grant and scholarship programs. How much your education will cost depends on where you enroll, distance to your hometown and the extent to which public dollars are used to support the pharmacy institution. Every dollar you spend on your education is a dollar well invested. The return in direct salary benefits and other less tangible gains will be far less than your initial investment.
Pharmacy colleges and schools may offer financial assistance, or administer funds provided by local or state pharmaceutical associations, practicing pharmacists, drug manufacturers and wholesalers, memorial funds and foundations, alumni associations, local chapters of pharmaceutical organizations and fraternities, as well as general university funds allocated for this purpose. Contact the college or school of pharmacy of your choice for information. Pre-professional students may be eligible to receive similar assistance from the community colleges or universities they plan to attend before entering professional schools.
AACP does not administer any financial assistance programs directly to students.
Additional information can be found on the Financial Literacy page.
The CVS Health / AACP Community Pharmacy Health Equity Award for Student Pharmacists will be awarded to 21 outstanding student pharmacists who face financial barriers in their pursuit of education including, but not limited to those who identify as an underrepresented minority student, a student with a disability, or a student with a previous or current military service to include national guard and reserves. Students must be enrolled in their first (P1) year of the professional phase of the PharmD degree program during the 2023-2024 academic year at an American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) member institution.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and Walmart are committed to promoting education and healthcare access to improve health for all. The Walmart Health Equity Scholarship for Pharmacy Students will support the financial need of students enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree programs who plan to serve in rural areas, medically underserved areas or populations (MUA/Ps), or Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) upon graduation. The goal of the scholarship program is to promote and support a diverse population of student pharmacists who will advance health equity.
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American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education - AFPE provides funding for research scholarships, graduate school scholarships, pre-doctoral fellowships in the pharmaceutical sciences, post-Pharm.D. fellowships in the biomedical research sciences and pharmacy faculty new investigator grants.
AFPE-sponsored AACP Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Section Summer Research Exchange Mentorship Program Awards - The SAS Research Exchange Mentorship Program is intended to foster interest in research and SAS-related graduate education among P1-P3 student pharmacists through a research experience with a SAS faculty member outside their home institution. AFPE provides support for selected, highly meritorious program applicants.
Tylenol® Future Care Scholarship - This scholarship program helps students who are pursuing careers in the medical field manage the rising costs of education.
Federal Loans and Grants - Information about federal aid for undergraduate and professional student pharmacists.
Indian Health Service Division of Health Professions Support - IHS administers scholarships, externships, loan repayment, grants and other support services to assist healthcare professionals in Indian health programs across the nation.
HRSA’s Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program - SDS increases diversity in the health professions by providing awards to eligible health professions schools for use with students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.
The Fastweb online database includes more than 1.5 million scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students.
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AACP’s Microlearning Miniseries provides learners with educational content in brief (ranging from 1 to 10 minutes), accessible and engaging modalities that will improve your scholarship, leadership, and teaching.
In weekly videos shared via email to AACP members and catalogued here, you’ll hear directly from experts within the Academy address the following topics:
Watch and learn as they are released or on-demand at your convenience.
In this edition of our Microlearning Miniseries, deans from schools of pharmacy across the country discuss their perspectives on the important qualities that foster successful leadership.
Overcome information overload, explore different learning methods and learn how to actively engage students with the 3 best practices from today’s 3.5-minute Microlearning Miniseries episode.
Inviting students as research collaborators can build their confidence in research skills, interest in academia in more. Faculty gain diverse student viewpoints and can grow their mentorship skills.
What is critical thinking? What are the "core skills" required to do it? Explore the building blocks of critical thinking, as well as common teaching and assessment methods to engage students in it, in this 3.5-minute installment of the AACP Microlearning Miniseries.
In this 2.5-minute installment of our Microlearning Miniseries, explore 5 steps to building a thinking classroom, and help your students develop critical thinking and the confidence to solve complex problems.
In this 3.5-minute installment of our Microlearning Miniseries, learn to define the levels, their types of data and how to effectively analyze each.
In this 3.5-minute installment of our Microlearning Miniseries, learn to define the levels, their types of data and how to effectively analyze each.
