Donate to the James S. Benson FDAAA Centennial Scholarship which helps RAQA students
( from left to right:) Robert Sauer Board Member of FDAAA,
John Villforth President of the FDAAA,
Burton Love, Chairman of the Board Of Directors of the FDAAA,
Temple School of Pharmacy, Peter H. Doukas, Dean,
Christopher Van Vessem, Director of Development,
Wendy Lebing, Assistant Dean, QA/RA
Mr. Robert Myers President of the Parenteral Drug Association,
Dr. Linda Suydam, President of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association
and Dr. Peter Corr, Vice President, Science, Pfizer Inc
and also Chairman of the Board of Directors for the PhRMA Foundation.
James S. Benson FDA Alumni Association Scholarship
Created in 2000, the Food and Drug Administration Alumni Association (FDAAA) is a non-profit volunteer service organization whose mission is to educate the public about the ever-expanding public health mission of the federal Food and Drug Administration. Members are former Agency employees who continue to use their specialized technical, scientific and institutional knowledge to perform public service related to the FDA.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Pure Food and Drugs Act, the FDAAA established a scholarship fund to encourage academic training in regulatory and quality issue, selecting the RAQA Graduate Program as the recipient of the endowment. The RAQA graduate program is deeply honored to receive this prestigious award.
The Scholarship was renamed in June 2018 in remembrance of James S. Benson of the FDAAA, who worked tirelessly to raise funds for the endowment when it was first created and who passed away earlier in the year.
The FDAAA Centennial Scholarship Award is open to current and new Temple U RAQA students, who are not eligible for tuition reimbursement at their organization or receive only partial reimbursement. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of both financial need and academic merit. At least one scholarship is specifically slated for a member of the FDA each year. The awards are given for each Fall semester and consist of the tuition costs for one RAQA course (exclusive of the University Services fee). In some cases, the Committee may decide to offer partial funding to a student.
Interested students should submit their application materials no later than August 1 each year. A selection committee consisting of School of Pharmacy administrators and personnel will make the final selection. The recipients will be announced in mid-September each year. The recipients' name will be forwarded to the FDAAA for publication in their newsletter. Recipients must be a registered student in the RAQA graduate program with no Incompletes or Academic Holds on their record.
Students may apply for the James S. Benson FDA Alumni Association Scholarship more than once. To be eligible to reapply, the student must have earned a grade of B or higher in the course taken under the FDAAA scholarship. In addition, the student must submit a new application form (but a second essay is not required).
Applying for the James S. Benson FDA Alumni Association Scholarship
Donating to the James S. Benson FDA Alumni Association Scholarship