AACP, with other organizations, acknowledges the recent passage of H.R.1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," by the U.S. House of Representatives. While long-term fiscal sustainability in our federal government is clearly a priority, we are deeply concerned that several provisions related to higher education financing will have substantial negative consequences on the healthcare workforce pipeline, particularly on pharmacy.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship for Pharmacy Students will be awarded to seven outstanding Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree students who show dedication to serving rural or medically underserved communities—areas that often struggle with limited access to healthcare.

The application for the 2025 Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship for Pharmacy Students is now closed. Recipients will be notified via email in fall 2025.

Program Information

The Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship for Pharmacy Students will be awarded to seven (7) outstanding Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree students who are accepted or enrolled in the professional curriculum at a U.S. college or school of pharmacy. Selected awardees must demonstrate leadership, academic success, and a commitment to serving rural or medically underserved patient populations. Each awardee will receive a single $5,000 scholarship.   

Goal of the Program

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and Walmart are committed to promoting education and healthcare access to improve health for all. The  scholarship will support the financial need of students enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree programs who plan to serve in rural areas, medically underserved areas or populations (MUA/Ps), or Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) upon graduation. The goal of the scholarship program is to promote and support student pharmacists who will address health disparities. 

Eligibility Requirements

Qualified applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Eligible student statuses during the 2025-26 Program:
  • Accepted into a professional Pharm.D. program for the 2025 entering class (i.e. P1 student during the 2025-26 academic year)
  • Enrolled as a P2 or P3 Pharm.D. student in a 4-year program
  • Enrolled as a P2 Pharm.D. student in an accelerated 3-year program
  • Enrolled as a P3 through P5 (out of P6) student in a 0-6/7 program
  • Students must demonstrate leadership, academic success, and a commitment to serving rural, medically underserved areas or populations (MUA/Ps), or Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) upon graduation from a Pharm.D. degree program.  
  • Only US citizens and permanent US residents are eligible.
  • Students must be in good standing (minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale) at their current (or most recent) institution at the time of application. Applicants from schools with other grading systems are still eligible to apply for the scholarship.
  • Students must submit a completed application by the deadline.  
  • If a scholarship is awarded to an accepted (not yet enrolled) pharmacy student, the award will be granted to the institution after the individual has started classes in the Pharm.D. program.  
  • Awardees will be ineligible to apply for this scholarship again in the future.  
  • Students who will graduate from a Pharm.D. program in 2025 are NOT eligible for the scholarship.
  • Commitment to practice in community pharmacy with evidence of previous work or volunteerism in community practice. 

Scholarship Notification

1. Completed applications are due July 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time (HT)
2. Completed applications will be reviewed by September 2025.
3. Scholarship recipients will be notified during Fall 2025.
4. Funds will be forwarded to the student’s institution during Fall 2025.
5. AACP will announce the scholarship recipients on the AACP and Pharmacy Is Right for Me websites and social media during Fall 2025.    
6. Walmart may also release related announcements about the scholarship recipients via the company’s communication channels. 

Scholarship Payments

A single scholarship in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to each scholarship recipient. AACP will pay the scholarship funds for each awardee directly to the pharmacy college or school where the student is enrolled. Funds will be dispersed during Fall 2025 after the awardee’s initial or ongoing enrollment in a Pharm.D. program at the college or school of pharmacy is confirmed. Each institution will exclusively apply scholarship funds to the awardee’s tuition and/or fees. An applicant may receive this scholarship only once. 

Scholarship Questions

Please contact AACP staff at walmart@aacp.org with questions.

 

Please complete the following questions to help us gauge Pharmacy SuRGE participant's thoughts about MyPhD in the context of their own graduate programs. 

2025 Trainee Poster Competition Judges

AACP is seeking volunteers to serve as Judges for this year’s Trainee Poster Abstract Competition, which will be conducted prior to the Pharmacy Education 2025. Trainee Poster Judging Competition will take place on AACP Learn platform from July 7 to July 10. If you are available during that time and would like to serve as a Trainee Poster Judge, please complete this volunteer form below by June 16. 

After the sign-up closes, judges will be provided with the evaluation criteria and instructions on how to review and score the presentations of the Trainee Poster Competition Finalists in a separate email. Judges will be grouped in teams of three and will be provided with the contact information of the other judges on their assigned team. 

Trainee Poster Competition Finalists will display their posters live in Chicago, Illinois. Trainee Poster Winners will be announced at the 2025 AACP Annual Meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: To serve as a judge, you must be an active member of AACP and must be registered for the 2025 Annual Meeting to access the trainee poster competition abstracts on AACP Learn. Judges should have at least two years of experience as faculty in pharmacy education; preferably with research experience.

One poster will be recognized in each category:

1. Student pharmacist
2. Graduate student
3. Resident, fellow or post-doctoral trainee

Please contact Nidhi Gandhi-Patel or Alena Sankarathil, with any questions or concerns.

Please note: All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Times (EDT)! Please convert to your time zone.

Day 1

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Welcome and Overview

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Thank you for participating in the AACP Institute for Inclusive Excellence!
We value your feedback as it helps us assess the effectiveness of the Institute and improve future programming. This post-survey will take approximately 5–10 minutes to complete. Your insights are vital in shaping future programming.

Please complete the submission form with the details of the proposed program.  The form requests information regarding the nature of the program, intended audience, its justification, timing, and the proposed budget. Kindly provide as much detail as possible based on the information currently available.  The Program Advisory Committee will review all submissions and make recommendations based upon that review.  

Instructions for Completing the Proposed Program Budget Template:  

1. First download the “Program Advisory Committee Submission_Proposed Budget” file.
2. Revenue Section:
   1. Enter the anticipated number of attendees and the proposed registration fee per person. The total registration fees will calculate automatically.
   2. Add estimates for income from sponsors, other income, and any contributions to AACP.
3. Direct Expenses Section:
   1. For each listed item under In Person Events, select Yes or No to indicate whether the expense applies.
   2. If applicable, provide an estimated amount for each item, including travel, rental, food, speaker fees, and technology.
4. The template will automatically calculate Total Revenue, Total Direct Expense, and Net Revenue.
5. Review all entries for completeness and accuracy, then save and upload the completed budget as part of your program proposal.

Download the form for offline use.
 

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Pre-Conference

Administrative and Financial Officers Special Interest Group (AFO SIG) Program

Fee: $350; $300 with full conference registration. Pre-registration required; registration includes lunch and Saturday’s AFO-SIG programming.