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Notice of Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is announcing the release of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Request for Applications (RFA) at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.

The VMLRP, authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Services Act helps qualified veterinarians offset a significant portion of the debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary medicine degrees in return for their service in certain high-priority veterinary shortage situations. If you commit to at least three years to providing veterinary services in a designated veterinary shortage area, NIFA may repay up to $25,000 of your student loan debt per year.

The fiscal year (FY) 2013 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) application package is available at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp and applications are due by Friday, May 31, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Sherman; National Program Leader, Veterinary Science; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2240; 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-2240; Voice: 202-401-4952; Fax: 202-401-6156; Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov.

Source: Federal Register, May 1