March 19, 2009
Twenty-first Century Scholars Program expands financial support for Pharm.D. students
Due to the efforts of two Purdue offices, students enrolled in the Doctor of Pharmacy program in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will now receive the full four years of financial support offered through the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program.
Six first-year Pharm.D. students are among the first recipients. The students are Ashley Hoggard, Raina Narsinghani, Jonathan Huffmeyer, Shana Volkman, Lisa Huynh and Joshua Yatsko.
The Twenty-first Century Scholars Program was started in 1990 by the state of Indiana to raise the educational aspirations of students from low- and moderate-income families and to ensure that all Indiana families can afford a college education for their children. The program guarantees eligible students up to four years of undergraduate college tuition at any participating public college or university in Indiana.
Students admitted to the Pharm.D. program of study are classified as professional students. Previously, the students received tuition for the two years spent in the pre-pharmacy program, but did not receive financial support upon entering the professional program.
Advocates from the Division of Financial Aid and the Student Access, Transition and Success Programs office were successful in their efforts to have the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana conduct a policy review. As a result, Twenty-first Century Scholars enrolled in the Pharm.D. program will receive financial support for two years, completing their eligibility.