Supporting Innovation & Inspiring Interest in Pharmacy Education
Since 1997, the NACDS Foundation Scholarship Program has provided nearly $5 million in funding for educational initiatives, thanks to the generous support of the program’s benefactors.
Scholarship Awards provided by the NACDS Foundation have two tracks:
- Innovating patient care and pharmacy practice
- Inspiring interest and opportunities in pharmacy education
Awards are designed to support educational programs that:
- Meaningfully improve community health outcomes and patient care through innovation;
- Elevate and innovate pharmacy school curricula to reflect contemporary clinical practice; and/or
- Expand pharmacy education opportunities for high school and undergraduate students; and/or
- Support opportunities for pharmacy education among underrepresented populations.
Examples of previous scholarship award topics include:
- Point-of-care testing and health screenings
- Telehealth, digital health
- Health & wellness programs
- Nutrition and diet-related diseases
- Behavioral health initiatives
- Infectious disease, antimicrobial stewardship, and/or vaccines
- Collaborative patient care in coordination with the broader healthcare team
- Value-based care
- Long-acting injectable administration
- Pharmacy summer camps for high school students
- Pharmacy immersion programs for undergraduate students
Past scholarship awardees have a strong faculty lead and entail significant student engagement that is education and/or community based.
To be considered for funding, please complete an NACDS Foundation scholarship application detailing the proposed project highlighting the purpose, timeline, and budget.