The AASV Foundation is pleased to announce two opportunities for AASV members to apply for debt relief. Applications are due December 1 for a total of twelve $7500 grants awarded at the 2025 AASV Annual Meeting. While the application process is the same for both opportunities, the eligibility requirements are different as described below and at aasv.org/foundation/swine-veterinarians/debt-relief-grants.
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt-Relief Scholarships
The Foundation will award two $7500 scholarships to AASV members 2 to 5 years post-graduation from veterinary school (2020, 2021, or 2022 graduates) who are engaged in private veterinary practice devoted 50% or more to swine,
providing on-farm service directly to independent pork producers. The recipient must have maintained AASV membership since joining as a student and must also have attended the AASV Annual Meeting while in veterinary school.
AASVF/Zoetis Foundation Student Debt-Relief Grant Program
For the second year, the AASV Foundation has partnered with the Zoetis Foundation to award ten $7500 grants to swine veterinarians to help relieve students’ debt burden. In addition to private practitioners, AASV members who work for production companies, universities, or pharmaceutical companies are encouraged to apply. Any member who graduated from an AVMA-accredited college of veterinary medicine in the years 2015 through 2022, joined AASV as a student member, and whose career since graduation has been 50% or more devoted to swine is eligible to apply.
Those who meet eligibility requirements for the Schmidt scholarship also qualify for the AASVF/Zoetis Foundation grant and will automatically be considered for both opportunities from the same application. Previous recipients are recognized at https://www.aasv.org/foundation/swine-veterinarians/debt-relief-grants/#recipients, and are not eligible to reapply for either award.
To apply, complete and submit the application available at aasv.org/foundation/ swine-veterinarians/debt-relief-grants by December 1. The scholarship recipients will be announced during the 2025 AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.