The Division of Healthcare & Biopharmaceutical Business currently offers the Department-Funded Faculty Merit Award based on scholastic achievement and leadership qualities and can only be used toward tuition expenses.

If you are receiving financial aid, due to federal financial aid guidelines your award package may be affected through a reduction in your overall award amount. If you have any questions about the impact on your financial aid, please contact the school Financial Aid Office at (323) 442-1466 or by email at pharmfao@usc.edu.

If you did not apply for financial aid this award could be considered taxable income. Please contact USC Student Financial Services to determine if this could apply to your personal situation; general information is located at https://sfs.usc.edu/, or call (213) 740-4077 or by email at uscsfs@usc.edu.

Faculty Merit Scholarship

The division awards the Faculty Merit Award to individuals who have been admitted to either the 33-unit Master of Science in Healthcare Decision Analysis or the 27-unit Master in Biopharmaceutical Marketing program based upon academic merit and personal qualities as detailed in their application. The recipient is selected by a committee of reviewers comprised of faculty and staff.

Eligibility: All applicants who have applied to either the 33-unit Master of Science in Healthcare Decision Analysis or the 27-unit Master in Biopharmaceutical Marketing for the Fall semester will be taken into consideration.