Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships

The College of Pharmacy offers scholarships to help students finance their pharmacy education. 

College-Sponsored Scholarships

The College of Pharmacy Scholarship Committee selects the recipients for these awards and the funds are provided by the College of Pharmacy. These awards are reserved for the incoming P1 class. In order to be eligible, applicants must demonstrate strong academic ability during their undergraduate years, and leadership.

Dean’s Commitment to the Future of Pharmacy

In order to help assure that students are able to participate in the PharmD program regardless of financial need, Dean Marc Abel has pledged a portion of his annual salary to support The Dean’s Commitment to the Future of Pharmacy Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are granted to pharmacy students with an outstanding academic background, a commitment to team-based practice, and qualifying financial need. Founding Dean Gloria Meredith first established this effort in 2011 and Dean Abel is dedicated to its continuation and expansion.

The fund also receives donations from various internal and external benefactors and the proceeds from the annual Scholarship Benefit are dedicated to this fund. These awards are reserved for the P2-P4 year students. Recipients must demonstrate strong academic ability, leadership, and a commitment to team-based practice.

Community Pharmacy Foundation Support

Annual awards have been provided through generous gifts to the College from many organizations and foundations focused on community pharmacy. These awards are reserved for the P2-P4 year students. Recipients must demonstrate strong academic ability, leadership, and a strong interest in community pharmacy practice.

Externally Funded Awards

The college has received ongoing scholarship support from a variety of our educational partners.  Their continued generosity has allowed the Scholarship Committee to recognize deserving students every spring with prestigious honors and financial awards. Specific funds are reserved for students who display an exceptional commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, further augmenting RFU’s efforts in these respective areas.

The following were awarded to COP students in spring 2020:

• The Albertsons Companies Scholarship (Jewel-Osco)
• The CVS Health Foundation Scholarship 
• Walgreens Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Award
• Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship

Other Scholarship Opportunities

Please revisit this site to learn about additional scholarship opportunities made available to our student body.

Awards

The College of Pharmacy provides awards to recognize outstanding students and their commitment to the College and the pharmacy profession. These awards include:

P1 Awards

• Excellence in Pharmaceutics
• Excellence in Chemistry, Biology, and Physiology 
• Medicinal Chemistry Award
• Excellence in Pharmacy Practice 
• Excellence in the P1 Year
• Professionalism & Outstanding Conduct

P2 Awards

• Excellence in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Excellence in Pharmacotherapy
• Excellence in Pharmacy Practice
• Excellence in the P2 Year
• Professionalism & Outstanding Conduct

P3 Awards

• Excellence in Social and Administrative Sciences
• Excellence in Pharmacotherapy
• Excellence in Pharmacy Practice
• Excellence in the P3 Year
• Professionalism & Outstanding Conduct

Overall College of Pharmacy Awards

• P1 Excellence in Experiential Education Award
• P2 Excellence in Experiential Education Award
• P3 Service Learning Award

Didactic Cumulative Awards

• Excellence in Pharmacy Practice
• Excellence in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Excellence in Social in Administrative Sciences

COP Graduating Student Awards

• APPE Community Pharmacy Practice Award
• APPE Hospital Pharmacy Practice Award
• APPE Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Award
• APPE Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Award
• Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award
• Outstanding Student Award 
• Outstanding Leadership Award
• Outstanding Achievement in Research
• Dean's Service Award
• Excellence in Interprofessionalism
• Excellence in Counseling and Communication
• Student Mentor & Educator Award
• Diversity Award
• Volunteer Award
• Perseverance Award
• Excellence in Pharmacy Award, typically sponsored by Mylan
• Achievement Award, sponsored by Lilly

The College of Pharmacy Dean’s List recognizes 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd professional year full-time students who have distinguished themselves by achieving a GPA of 3.500 or better for the quarter.

Please contact the Office of the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs dawn.schoen@rosalindfranklin.edu for additional information.