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Giving a pint of blood or being a blood drive volunteer can give a student at Ohio State University a chance to win a scholarship.

To honor students who show special commitment to the community service, particularly through the volunteer blood donor program, the Central Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross is launching a new program: the Drive to Serve Scholarship. Students at Ohio State are eligible if they have participated in the blood program as a donor or volunteer.

The Drive to Serve Scholarship is funded through a grant to the American Red Cross Central Ohio Blood Services Region.

“We were very excited when a corporation in our community donated funds to start a scholarship program,” said Rodney Wilson, a spokesperson for the Central Ohio Region. “It’s one way we can show how much we appreciate the contributions of teens who help plan blood drives, give the gift of life, and serve as volunteers at the drives.

“We also hope this reinforces to students that they can make a difference. Here in Central Ohio, we need the support of about 650 donors every day. The volunteer blood donation program touches countless lives.”

Five students at Ohio State University will receive scholarships. In this first year of the program for post-secondary schools, scholarships also are being offered Ohio University and Ohio Dominican. At each school, one scholarship will be awarded for every 10,000 students enrolled.

Applications for the Drive to Serve Scholarship at Ohio State University are due no later than May 15. More information, as well as an application form, is available online at BloodSavesLives.org/unischolars.

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Applicants must be in their 3rd. year up to postgraduate female pharmacy students, and have attended high schools in Northeast Ohio (east of Toledo and north of Columbus).   Please see the attached file.

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The WestShore Pharmaceutical Association is offering four $1500.00 scholarship grants to deserving students who will be entering their fourth or fifth year of pharmacy education. Read the rest of this entry »

Residents of Hawaii, please see the attached application for a scholarship opportunity aimed specifically at you. Hawaii Scholarship 

This is a scholarship opportunity for students with a permanent address within Franklin and the surrounding counties.  Please make sure to apply to this scholarship if you qualify, this is a very good scholarship opportunity.  You will find the application and the instructions attached to this blog entry.    APCO Scholarship Application

The deadline for submission of this application is March 1, 2009.  Please start this application as soon as possible because there are references required for the submission of these applications.  Please contact Heather Agresta Deters in the Office of Student Affairs in order to obtain a reference letter from the Dean.  She can be reached at deters.12@osu.edu.  Questions about this scholarship should be directed to Elizabeth Franko or Dawn Hammerle at (216)228-4116.  

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AACP is pleased to announce the fifth year of the Wal-Mart Scholarship Fund. Due to Wal-Mart’s continued support, we are pleased to announce a 30% growth to the program. The program, funded by Wal-Mart, will provide $1,000 scholarships to sixty-five (65) student-faculty pairs from AACP member institutions to attend the AACP Annual Meeting and the AACP Teachers Seminar in Boston Massachusetts from July 18-22, 2009. The scholarship will cover 100% of the student’s registration costs and 50% of the faculty’s registration costs at the early bird rate to attend the Annual Meeting. The scholarship will also cover registration for both the student and faculty mentor to attend the Teacher’s Seminar. Beyond registration, the recipients can choose to apply the remainder of the scholarship to airfare, lodging, and other meeting expenses for the student. AACP and Wal-Mart share the commitment to help colleges and schools of pharmacy ensure there are an adequate number of well-prepared individuals who aspire to join the faculties at our expanding number of institutions across the country. The goal of the scholarship program is to strengthen the recipient’s skills and commitment to a career in academic pharmacy through their participation at the AACP Annual Meeting and Seminars. Graduate students, professional (doctoral) students, residents, and fellows along with their faculty mentors, are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Letters from both the student and the faculty member are required to provide evidence that both parties have a strong interest in enhancing their preparation for a career in academic pharmacy.

The application due date for the 2009 program is February 16, 2009. The application must arrive at AACP by COB February 16 (not just be postmarked by the 16th).

Please direct questions to Jen Athay, Director of Student Affairs (jathay@aacp.org; 703-739-2330, ext. 1024).

Previous Wal-Mart Scholarship Recipients are ineligible to apply to the program again.Please see the following link for the application site (http://www.aacp.org/site/page.asp?TRACKID=&VID=1&CID=1685&DID=9637).

 

Please see the following link to find out more information about the Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists Merit Based Scholarship that is being offered. Happy holidays, Joe O. http://www.ohioshp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=86

The goal of the NACDS Foundation Pharmacy Student Scholarship Program is to support the development of future leaders in chain community pharmacy and to recognize pharmacy students who have a strong interest in pursuing a career in chain community pharmacy. Please look at the following file or visit the following website to learn more about this scholarship opportunity.

http://www.nacdsfoundation.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=666

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The Alaska Pharmacists Association is pleased to offer a $1,500.00 scholarship to an Alaskan student pursuing a degree in the field of pharmacy. Applications (see attachment) are being accepted until January 31, 2009.

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