The UA College of Pharmacy offers financial support in the form of graduate appointments, research assistantships, and research fellowships. This includes:
- All graduate appointments in the COP Graduate Programs are research assistantships
- Full funding of a competitive research assistantship. Students are eligible for .50 research assistantships beginning in year one
- PhD students with a research assistantship are required to be enrolled in 13 units each semester
- In-state and out-of-state tuition waivers
- Health insurance
- Up to $1,500 annually in travel funds to attend national scientific conferences
- COP research fellowships
For a complete overview of the costs and fees for attending a graduate program at the University of Arizona, please visit the Graduate College
**Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes (HPO) Program
MS (Thesis and Non-Thesis degree) students are self-pay. No funding is available from the Program.
PhD students: HPO offers assistantships to its PhD students through a competitive process.
Research Fellowships
Fellowships are established to provide financial support to outstanding full-time graduate students. The award is based on academic achievement and financial need.
Abraham & MacDonald Graduate Student International Research Fellowship
Recipients:
- 2017-2018: Cody Schmidlin
- 2016-2017: Montserrat Rojo de la Vega Guinea
- 2015-2016: Mahdi Gharaibeh, Pharmaceutical Economics, Policy and Outcomes
- 2014-2015: Andrew Ambrose, Drug Discovery and Development
Caldwell Health Sciences Research Fellowship
Recipients:
- 2017-2018: Maria Fernanda Acosta, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
- 2016-2017: Michael Kerins, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- 2015-2016: Nicholas McConnell, Drug Discovery & Development
- 2014-2015: Guillermo Martinez-Ariza, Drug Discovery & Development
- 2013-2014: Jessica Sapiro, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- 2012-2013:
- Brendan Frett, Drug Discovery & Development
- Christine Kaiser, Drug Discovery & Development
- 2011-2012:
- Owen Kinsky, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Shuxi Qiao, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Tongde Wu, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- 2010-2011:
- Courtney Wheatley, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Ingrid Druwe, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Chris Kuhlman, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Nick Mastrandrea, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Hugh E. Laird II Memorial Fellowship Endowment
Recipients:
- 2017-2018: Wafaa Alabsi, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokineitcs
- 2015-2016: Bryan Harder, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- 2013-2014: Christine Kaiser, Drug Discovery & Development
Joseph B. Ryan Memorial Fellowship
Recipients:
- 2017-2018: David (Rhys) Axon, Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes
- 2016-2017: Alejandra Aguilar, Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes
- 2015-2016: Patrick Campbell, Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes
- 2014-2015: Patrick Campbell, Health and Pharmaceutical Outcomes
- 2013-2014: Lea Mollon, Pharmaceutical Economics, Policy and Outcomes
- 2012-2013: Aliyah Sheth, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
William & Betty Milleson Fink Graduate Student Fellowship
Recipients:
- 2017-2018: Lili Zhou; Mira Patel, Mok Oh
- 2016-2017: David Rhys Axon
- 2015-2016: Chanadda Chinthammit
- 2014-2015: Vishnu Kumarasamy
- 2013-2014: Jill Augustine
- 2012-2013: Amanda Harrington
- 2011-2012: Prasadini Perera
- 2010-2011: Adrienne Gilligan
Yuma Friends of Arizona Health Sciences Fellowship
Recipients:
- 2015-2016: Michael Kerins, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- 2014-2015: Nicholas McConnell, Drug Discovery & Development
- 2013-2014: Alyssa Hinchman, PharmD
- 2012-2013: Anika Dzierlenga, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- 2011-2012: Eric Wong, PharmD 2013
- 2010-2011: Patrick Allison, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Additional Financial Support
Graduate students can find more funding opportunities through the University of Arizona:
Graduate students are encouraged to apply for funding from external agencies, including: