Imagine Students with financial disadvantages will be given a scholarship to encourage them to pursue higher education
Research collaboration is designed to develop new ways of treating patients
Lilly has committed $92.5 million to Purdue University through these two programs. This money is earmarked for the Purdue Eli Lilly Research Center in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The commitment of Lilly and the Purdue University includes $42.5 million over 10 years to fund pharmaceutical manufacturing scholarships for incoming Purdue undergraduate students. This will offer 75-100 talented students each year full tuition with a guaranteed internship or co-op at Lilly and a promise of coordinated interaction with company leaders.
“Lilly is a company that is dedicated to research and fostering talent. Through our collaborations, we are helping to build a critical pharmaceutical ecosystem in the heartland. We have a company that is committed to advancing research and fostering talent. Lilly is investing in students very early in their education, rather than waiting until late in their college years, to connect to them before they even arrive on campus.
Lilly Scholars are the first scholarship offered by the company. The scholarship will cover the students full tuition fee for their PhD studies and the stipend offered to the students will be paid out in monthly installments. The scholarships will be offered for the period between 2023 and 2027.
Original Article At: PURDUE UNIVERSITY