Summer Opportunity & Scholarship Information

Summer Opportunity

Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy is offering Bulldog Pharmacy Camp the week of June 21 to 26, 2020 for high school students that are interested in investigating a career as a pharmacist.  We would like to invite you to participate in Bulldog Pharmacy Camp.  During the week of pharmacy camp, you will experience hands-on learning about health careers in pharmacy, participate in tours of local health care facilities and local pharmacies, participate in compounding activities and hands-on demonstrations in the College of Health Sciences Learning and Simulation Laboratories. Students who attend the camp will have the unique opportunity to spend time on the Samford campus and experience campus life, spend time with pharmacy professors, and have a lot of time to interact with other students also interested in careers in pharmacy. 

The camp is open to rising high school juniors, seniors and entering college freshmen. Selection for the camp is based on high school academic performance and your interest in the professions of pharmacy.   Attached is a flyer that will provide you with important information regarding this exciting opportunity. 

Information about the camp and the camp application can be found at https://www.samford.edu/pharmacy/bulldog-pharmacy-camp.  If you have not taken the ACT or SAT, you will need me to send an email to pharmacycamp@samford.edu stating that you are applying for camp and have not taken the test yet. 

Space is limited so please apply early.  The application deadline is February 1, 2020. If you have any questions, please call 205-726-2008 or email pharmacycamp@samford.edu.

New Scholarship Information

The Assistance League of Charlotte will be moving its scholarship application online this year.  They plan to have it available on their website by February 1st. The qualifications are the same as year's past and are noted below. The application checklist is also included, so you know what will be expected.  

The following criteria must be met to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Be a graduating senior from a high school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and a U.S. citizen
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 weighted
• Score a minimum combined total of 1100 on SAT math and reading/writing OR minimum 21 on ACT
• Enroll as a full-time student for the fall and following spring semesters at one of the 16 campuses of
  The University of North Carolina (See attached list)
• Disclose all financial sources for your college education; this scholarship is based, in part, on financial need
• If selected as a finalist, complete an interview with the Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship Committee

Application Checklist

Signed Statement of Intent to Enroll in The University of North Carolina System, Page 5 (wet signature required, print and sign)

• Official transcript including your senior year 1st-semester grades
• SAT or ACT scores (or both)  
• Copy of your parent’s/legal guardian’s 2019 Federal tax form (Please only send form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ)
  
  • Note: You must be listed on the tax return submitted. (Do not send W-2’s or 1099’s or entire tax return). If 2019 tax return is not available, please submit 2018 tax return.
• A resume that includes community service, clubs, activities, awards, work history, etc. (up to two-pages)
• A one-page, double-spaced, typed essay about why you are the best candidate for this scholarship
• A signed letter of recommendation on school letterhead from your high school counselor/instructor
• A signed letter of recommendation from a non-family member outside of your school