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Pharmacy Scholarships

The priority deadline for receipt of all Pharmacy scholarship application materials is March 31st.  All awards must be accepted within 10 business days of receipt of the scholarship offer.  Funds remaining from unaccepted offers may be re-awarded on a monthly basis.  



Presidential Academic Excellence Award (up to fifteen awards per year)

  • $15,000 per academic year - up to $67,500 for the full 9 semester program

  • 3.50 and above cumulative GPA

  • Bachelor's degree

  • Renewable for 4 1/2 years - must maintain GPA of 3.25 or higher throughout the program

  • Student must have accepted admission offer at the time of the award

Mark Hacken Trustee Award (up to five awards)

  • $10,000 per academic year - up to $45,000 for the full 9 semester program

  • 3.00 and above cumulative undergraduate GPA for the initial year award

  • Bachelor's degree

  • Member of an under-represented minority (African-American, Hispanic, and Native American)

  • Renewable for 4 1/2 years - must maintain GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the program

  • Student must have accepted admission offer at the time of the award

Dean's Scholarship (up to twenty awards from a total annual pool of $50,000)

  • Up to $5,000 for one academic year

  • 2.75 and above cumulative undergraduate GPA

  • Non-renewable scholarship

  • Student must have accepted admission offer at the time of the award

  • When more qualified candidates exist than awards are available, the Program will consider additional criteria such as math/science GPA, community service, etc., in making award decisions.  

  • Awards will be selected at the discretion of the Program using a scholarship rubric


A scholarship award is exclusive of the other awards.  Thus, a student would receive the amount for the highest level for which the student was selected.  For example, if the student was selected for both a Presidential Scholarship and a Trustee Award, then that student would receive only the Presidential award.  Only one scholarship will be awarded per student.  


Students interested in receiving an award described above must notify the program Dean of his/her interest as a part of the program application process.  


Scholarships will be applied toward required tuition and fees.  There is no cash value for this scholarship; students who withdraw prior to program completion will forfeit fut

ure disbursements.