Awards and Scholarships

These Diversity and Inclusion Endowed Scholarships directly impact under-represented students of the MUSC College of Pharmacy.

Diversity Scholarships (external)

• National Medical Fellows
• NACDS Foundation Scholarship Awards
• SNPhA Scholarships (student membership required)
• IHS (Indian Health Services) Scholarship Program
• Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship
• Study.com Scholarship for Indigenous Students in STEM
• Study.com Scholarship for Indigenous Students
• Study.com Scholarship for Indigenous Women 
• AACP/CVS Health Minority Scholarship for Pharmacy Students (deadline June 1st annually)

• AACP/Walmart Health Equity Scholarship for Pharmacy Students (deadline June 1st annually)

MUSC Earl B. Higgins Achievement in Diversity Award

The Earl B. Higgins Achievement in Diversity Award annually. The award is presented to an employee and a student in recognition of exemplary strides/contributions in promoting diversity. The award is a tribute to the late Earl B. Higgins, former director of affirmative action and minority affairs at MUSC.

Members of the MUSC College of Pharmacy have been among the winners of this prestigious award, including Dachelle Johnson (2008), Priscilla Burgess (2020), and Keeana Ross (2021).

Earl B. Higgins Achievement in Diversity Award