Australia Health Minister Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship

Learn about community pharmacy practices in the United Kingdom with the 2022 Australia Health Minister Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship

The Scholarship provides AUD $50,000 for an early career pharmacist to experience community pharmacy practice in the United Kingdom for up to 12 months. 

This once in a lifetime experience will help facilitate the two-way exchange of skills and knowledge in the community pharmacy setting. The Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship is an initiative of the Commonwealth’s 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement that will be administered by the World Pharmacy Council and the Australasian College of Pharmacy.  

Submissions closed on Friday 15 July Third-party nominations closed on Friday 1 July

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Scholarship prize

The scholarship recipient will receive:

  • A scholarship of AUD $50,000 to experience community pharmacy practice in the United Kingdom:
    • The scholar is expected to spend a minimum of four months and a maximum of one year in the United Kingdom:
    • The scholar can spend time in more than one community pharmacy in the United Kingdom:
  • Attendance at the Pharmacy Connect Conference in Sydney on 1-3 September 2022, which includes:
    • Return domestic flights to Sydney:
    • Two nights’ accommodation (valued up to $1,500); and
    • One Full Registration, including cocktail party (valued at $870).

Eligibility

You can enter yourself

To be eligible to enter you must meet the following criteria:

  • Successfully completed an intern training program:
  • Pharmacist in their first five years of general registration:
  • Currently working in a community pharmacy:
  • Are an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident; and
  • Are aged 18 years and over at the time of entry.

You can nominate a pharmacist 

If you know a pharmacist who the meets the eligibility criteria above, you can nominate them if you are:

  • Their employer:
  • A pharmacy industry representative:
  • An education representative (e.g., a previous intern training program tutor or previous university lecturer):
  • A pharmacist; or
  • A pharmacy colleague.

Key dates

Nominations close: 5:00pm AEST Friday 1 July 2022

Submissions close: 5:00pm AEST Friday 15 July 2022

Scholarship recipient announced: Thursday 1 September 2022 during the Opening Plenary of the Pharmacy Connect Conference

The nomination and submission forms

Nominators are required to complete the following:

  • Nominator's contact details
  • Nominee's contact details
  • Nominee's current work details
  • Written response to Tell us in 250 words or less, why this pharmacist should receive the Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship?

Submitters are required to complete the following:

  • Your contact details
  • Your current work details
  • Written response to Tell us in 250 words or less, why you should receive the Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship?
  • Recent profile photo / headshot
  • Link to your YouTube Elevator Pitch three-minute video 
    • Potential topics could include:
      • An overview you of who you are;
      • Your community pharmacy career thus far; 
      • Why you like working in a community pharmacy; or
      • Your future pharmacy career plans and goals
    • View How to record and upload a video to YouTube

How to enter

Click the relevant button below to enter the Australia Health Minister Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship.

Submissions closed on Friday 15 July Third-party nominations closed on Friday 1 July

Terms and conditions

Click here to view the Terms and Conditions for the Australia Health Minister Young Pharmacist Global Exchange Scholarship.