Eligibility Requirements
Qualified applicants must meet the following requirements:
- To be eligible, applicants must submit a completed application by the deadline (July 7th), which includes letters of recommendation (see more info below).
- Eligible student statuses during the 2025-26 Program:
- Accepted into a professional Pharm.D. program for the 2025 entering class (i.e. P1 student during the 2025-26 academic year)
- Enrolled as a P2 or P3 Pharm.D. student in a 4-year program
- Enrolled as a P2 Pharm.D. student in an accelerated 3-year program
- Enrolled as a P3 through P5 (out of P6) student in a 0-6/7 program
- Students must demonstrate leadership, academic success, and a commitment to serving rural, medically underserved areas or populations (MUA/Ps), or Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) upon graduation from a Pharm.D. degree program.
- Only US citizens and permanent US residents are eligible.
- Students must be in good standing (minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale) at their current (or most recent) institution at the time of application. Applicants from schools with other grading systems are still eligible to apply for the scholarship..
- If a scholarship is awarded to an accepted (not yet enrolled) pharmacy student, the award will be granted to the institution after the individual has started classes in the Pharm.D. program.
- Awardees will be ineligible to apply for this scholarship again in the future.
- Students who will graduate from a Pharm.D. program in 2025 are NOT eligible for the scholarship.
- Commitment to practice in community pharmacy with evidence of previous work or volunteerism in community practice.
- A student may only receive the Walmart Community Pharmacy Scholarship once.
Letters of Recommendation
Deadline Compliance:
All letters of recommendation must be submitted by the stated application deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Submission Method:
Letters must be submitted directly by the recommender through the provided link or email. Letters sent by applicants will not be accepted.
Applicant Responsibility:
Applicants should confirm with their recommenders that they’ve received the invitation and are able to submit on time. Technical issues should be reported well before the deadline.
No Appeals for Late Letters:
Incomplete applications due to missing letters will not be reviewed. Appeals for missed deadlines are not considered.