University of Texas - College of Pharmacy

UTSSHP

Travel Stipends

For the 2009-2010 academic year, travel stipends awarded for state and national professional meetings are:

ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting

P4 students: 15 $465 travel stipends
P1-P3 students: 10 $465 travel stipends

TSHP Annual Seminar

P1-P4 students: 25 $120 travel stipends

ASHP Summer Meeting

P1-P4 students: 4 $350 travel stipends

Criteria for Awarding Travel Stipends

A point system is used to rank stipend applications received from UTSSHP student members. The students with the greatest number of points will receive travel stipends. The point system is used to help the UTSSHP Executive officers identify those students who have been most active in UTSSHP, AASHP, TSHP, and ASHP to ensure that those students who are most deserving will receive a travel stipend.

Points are awarded based on following (Items are listed in order of rank priority.):
-Past or Present Year-long Officer Positions (President, VP, Committee Coordinator, Secretary, Treasurer)
-Participation in PPS or Residency Matching Program (only applicable to P4 ASHP Midyear stipend applications)
-Past or Present Poster Presentations at State or National Meetings (Points are only awarded for posters presented for or about ASHP, TSHP, or UTSSHP, not for personal or College of Pharmacy research posters.)
-Past or Present Committee Chair Positions, Pan Am Rep, El Paso Rep
-Past or Present TSHP Involvement (SSEC, Council member, etc)
-Past or Present ASHP Involvement (Advisory Groups, Councils, Forums, etc)
-Past or Present Semester-long Officer Positions (PC Rep, Historian, San Antonio Rep)
-Past or Present AASHP Involvement (Student Member-at-Large)
-Volunteer Activities (Volunteering or helping with any UTSSHP, TSHP, or ASHP event including screenings, health fairs, fundraisers, socials, etc. Points are awarded for each volunteer activity.)
-Attendance at Past State Meetings
-Attendance at UTSSHP, AASHP & ASHP meeting (Points awarded per meeting attended.)
-Number of Years as a UTSSHP member (Points awarded per year.)

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Last Reviewed: September 14, 2009