American Chinese Pharmaceutical Association

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ACPA believes in the need to support pharmacy education for our next generation; therefore, in 1991 the ACPA Scholarship Program was established. Membership dues and donations that are received through the successful fund raising efforts by Scholarship Committee and Fund Raising Committee provide the majority of the financial support for this program.

ACPA grants financial awards to students of Chinese heritage enrolled in an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy in North America. All students in their professional years of study are eligible to apply. The applications will be evaluated in three areas:


Educational achievement,
Extracurricular activities, and
Goals for career development.


Each candidate is judged on a composite assessment of these three criteria by the Scholarship Committee. Two scholarships are awarded annually, one to a third-fourth year student and the other a fifth-sixth year student. Since 1991, ACPA has awarded two scholarships annually, each for U.S. $1,000.00. Hopefully, the continuous fund raising efforts and the commitment of our general and lifetime members will sustain and possibly allow for expansion of this program.

The application procedure, requirements and description of the criteria are listed with all ACPE-accredited colleges of pharmacy throughout North America. This scholarship is not ­limited to ACPA members.