THE Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) announced that its 2024 Student Grant Program has opened for new applications.
Established to help Australian pharmacy students broaden their education by attending a professional pharmacy conference, the grants program funds event registrations, travel and accommodation expenses up to the value of $5,000 per person.
Following student feedback, PDL stated the 2024 program now offers four recognised Australian conferences to choose from: PSA National Conference 2024, 02-04 Aug, Sydney; Pharmacy Connect 2024, 05-07 Sep, Sydney; SHPA Medicines Management Conference 2024, 14-16 Nov, Adelaide; and APP Conference 2025 in Mar on the Gold Coast.
The 2022 grant winner Sanam Fath Abadi recommended students apply for a grant because of the "unique experiences" it offered.
"Thanks to PDL's Student Grant Program, I was able to explore my passion for hospital pharmacy at the SHPA Medicines Management Conference in Brisbane," she said.
"I got to network with many amazing hospital pharmacists, develop new clinical skills from all the talks they were giving, and even had the chance to present an abstract poster on some research I had conducted that year," commented Abadi.
To be eligible for a grant, students must be currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate pharmacy degree at an Australian university and be a PDL member.
Applications close on 14 Apr 2024 at 11pm AEST.
Students can submit an online application for one of three grants via the PDL member portal, HERE. JG
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