Student awards play a vital role in the life of our Faculty and support many throughout the four year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. Awards recognize outstanding student achievements and provide valuable financial assistance. Awards can be merit-based recognizing a range of achievements including academic excellence, extracurricular involvement, leadership, and commitment to the profession of pharmacy, or they can be based solely on financial need.
For a list of awards provided to Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy students, please visit U of T’s Awards Explorer database, and enter the full Faculty name in the top search bar.
Dedicated support from alumni and friends means that the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy is able to provide more than $1 million a year to students, helping them become next-generation leaders in pharmacy.
“U of T’s dedication to accessible excellence sets us apart from our peer public universities in the United States and elsewhere around the world.”
“U of T’s dedication to accessible excellence sets us apart from our peer public universities in the United States and elsewhere around the world,” said Al-Amin Ahamed, fourth year PharmD student, and past President of the Undergraduate Pharmacy Society.
In 2023, Ahamed received the Sharon Wells Memorial Award, TD Bank - FCCP Education New Horizon Scholarship, Ontario Pharmacists Association Award, and Kenny Tan Award. “Their support is critical to ensuring we are able to attend the top pharmacy Faculty in Canada regardless of our financial circumstances.”
Awards to support equity, diversity, and inclusion in pharmacy
Thanks to generous donors, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy has a series of awards to address the underrepresentation of Black and Indigenous in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.
Indigenous Tuition Initiative
In 2023, the University of Toronto announced it will cover the cost of tuition for students from nine First Nations as part of its efforts to make the university more accessible and inclusive for Indigenous students – and strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities.