The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy offers a variety of opportunities for funding through Research Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships. Competitive programs offering research support, fellowships and other programs for those interested in academic and research careers are available from AACP and other organizations. Pharm.D. students, residents, fellows, graduate students and faculty are eligible to apply to specific programs.

CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students

The CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students will be awarded to five outstanding underrepresented minority students who have been accepted into a PharmD program for the 2023-2024 academic year OR were enrolled in their first (P1) year of the professional phase of the PharmD degree program during the 2022-2023 academic year.

AACP Aspiring Academics (AAA) Program

The AACP Aspiring Academics (AAA) Program is designed to inform and inspire students from diverse backgrounds who are interested in pursuing an academic pharmacy career. Through asynchronous learning modules, mentorship, networking, a group project, involvement with AACP, and attendance at the AACP Annual Meeting and Teachers’ Seminar, the program aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of career paths in academic pharmacy. The program will accept up to twenty (20) student-faculty pairs from AACP member schools for the 2023-2024 program. 

• senior
• graduate

• US Citizen

Applications and additional information is available online. Deadlines vary by scholarship.