THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the recipients of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme (ATSIPSS).
This year two students have been awarded the prestigious scholarship and will receive funding assistance during their time at university.
The two students are Maree Perry from the Queensland University of Technology and Emma Sampson of University of Newcastle.
Scholarship holders receive $15,000 each year, for up to four years of study, to help cover the costs associated with study.
National president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis said scholarship holders received financial and mentoring support to ensure they got the most out of their university studies.
"The mentoring program not only helps the students develop a learning plan, but it provides support to students outside of the university environment," he said.
"It's an important tool for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake studies in pharmacy at university."
Currently the Pharmacy Guild of Australia still has one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship available and Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy students are invited to talk to the Guild.
The ATSIPSS project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health as part of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement.
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