College of Pharmacy PhD Fellowship Support

Support the Next Generation of Pharmacy Scientists

When you were a PhD student in the College of Pharmacy, your stipend allowed you to focus on discovery, innovation, and rigorous training—not on how you would pay your bills. For many alumni, that support came from federally funded research grants secured by faculty mentors.

Today, that funding landscape has changed.

Across the country, research grants are becoming increasingly competitive, and many long-standing funding sources that once supported graduate stipends have been reduced or eliminated. As a result, talented PhD students now face uncertainty about funding at a time when their full attention should be on research and scientific advancement.

Why PhD Fellowships Matter

PhD fellowships provide stable, flexible support that allows students to:

• Focus on their research and training without financial stress
• Complete their degrees on time
• Pursue innovative, high-impact research that may not yet be grant-fundable
• Train in an environment that values scientific curiosity and long-term impact

Fellowship support is especially critical during the early years of doctoral training—the same formative period many of our alumni remember as foundational to their careers.

Your Experience. Their Future.

As a PhD alum, you understand the dedication required to succeed in graduate training—late nights in the lab, failed experiments, and the breakthroughs that made it all worthwhile. Many alumni are surprised to learn that the funding model that supported their own education is no longer sufficient to sustain today’s students.

Your gift to a PhD Fellowship helps ensure that promising scientists have the same opportunity you did: to focus on learning, discovery, and contributing to the future of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.

Make an Impact Today

Gifts of any size will directly support PhD fellowships in the College of Pharmacy and help bridge the growing gap left by declining research funding. Together, we can invest in the next generation of researchers, educators, and innovators who will advance science and improve patient care for years to come.

Give Now to Support PhD Fellowships