Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)

Funds awarded to eligible students in occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physician assistant students, and physical therapy. Students must apply to the appropriate state certifying officer by Oct. 15 of the year preceding the student’s enrollment. Award amounts, service requirements, and state participation vary. Information about this program is available on the WICHE website.

School of Dental Hygiene Studies

School of Dental Hygiene Studies Director’s Scholarship

The Director’s Scholarship is awarded to selected applicants admitted to the School of Dental Hygiene Studies. No application is required; selection is competitive and eligibility is based on the information submitted with the student’s application for admission.

School of Dental Hygiene Studies Boxer Loyalty Scholarship

The Boxer Loyalty Scholarship is awarded to selected Pacific University College of Arts & Sciences students who are accepted and enroll in the School of Dental Hygiene Studies. Scholarships are $10,000 annually. No application is required; eligibility is based on the information submitted with the student’s application for admission.

School of Graduate Psychology

Michel and Vicki Hersen Student Research Fund

The Michel and Vicki Hersen Fund was established by former dean Michel Hersen and his wife Vicki to support student research projects. This fund is maintained through the generous contributions of many donors including SGP faculty, staff, alumni, board members, and Pacific community members. Applications will be available electronically to SGP students and will be notified via email when funds are available and instructions on how to apply.

The Silvia Genel Fund

The Silvia Genel Fund was established in memory of Silvia Genel, a former School of Graduate Psychology student, clinical psychologist, and leader in the Latino community. This fund is maintained through the generous contributions of many donors including SGP faculty, staff, alumni, board members, and Pacific community members. The mission is to promote and encourage SGP students to engage in activities which will directly or indirectly benefit the Latino community. Applications will be available electronically to the students twice a year (Summer and Spring/Fall). SGP students will be notified via email on when funds are available and instructions on how to apply.

School of Pharmacy

The School of Pharmacy offers academic merit scholarships for prospective students applying to the PharmD program for the three-year and five-year pathways. There is no separate scholarship application. In order to be considered for an academic merit scholarship, all you need to do is complete and submit your PharmD application via PharmCAS on or before the priority application deadline. There are a limited number of academic merit scholarships available and they are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are two types of academic merit scholarships that are awarded to recognize incoming students’ academic achievements:

Multi-Year/Continuous Academic Merit Scholarship 

The cumulative amount of this scholarship is up to $24,000/degree

• Up to $8,000/each year for students admitted to the three-year program
• Up to $4,800/each year for students admitted to the five-year program

Single-Time/Non-Renewable Academic Scholarship

• Up to $7,000 for students admitted to the three-year program
• Up to $3,500 for students admitted to the five-year program

Eligibility

To be considered for both types of academic merit scholarships, a student needs to be admitted to the PharmD program starting in Fall 2025. Students who are completing a 3+3 pathway are not eligible for merit-based scholarships. If the scholarship is offered to an eligible student based on academic merit, that student needs to pay their $250 deposit within two weeks of receiving notification of admission and scholarship eligibility in order to keep the scholarship. If the deposit is not paid to secure a seat within the given two-week period, the student, while still able to matriculate in Fall 2025 in our program, gives up the scholarship that will automatically be reallocated for another eligible applicant. The scholarship does not automatically transfer to the following application cycle’s matriculation if the student decides to defer deposit to the following year and postpone matriculation.

Continuing to receive the multi-year/continuous academic merit scholarship is contingent upon maintaining an annual GPA of or above 3.0 throughout the PharmD program. The need to repeat the year and/or a GPA drop below 3.0 would lead to loss of the scholarship. 

School of Physician Assistant Studies

The H.F. Randolph Community Scholarship

Pacific University awards several Community Service scholarships to first year Physician Assistant (PA) students who demonstrate a commitment to underserved communities and whose intention is to practice in such an area after completion of the program.

The Josiah Hill III PA Alumni Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded by the PA Staff and Faculty to a second-year physician assistant student who demonstrates financial need, good academic standing and participation in community service and activities related to the PA profession.

The John Stoianoff Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2019 by the loving family of Dr. John R. Stoianoff, commemorating his life of service, compassion, and generosity as a surgeon in Idaho, and as a skilled lecturer in health care practice during his retirement years. A joyful and inspiring presence for students and faculty of the Pacific University School of Physician Assistant Studies, Dr. Stoianoff contributed over 11 years of volunteer service.