The AASV Foundation is pleased to announce that Merck Animal Health has renewed its support for the $25,000 AASVF-Merck Veterinary Student Scholarship Program. Now in its second year, the program seeks to identify and assist future swine veterinarians with their educational expenses. Applications are due December 31, 2016 for scholarships that will be awarded in early 2017.
Second- and third-year veterinary students enrolled in AVMA-accredited or -recognized colleges of veterinary medicine in the US, Canada, Mexico, South America, or the Caribbean Islands are eligible to apply for one of five $5000 scholarships. All applicants must be current (2016-17) student members of AASV. To apply, students must submit a resume and the name of a faculty member or AASV member to serve as a reference, along with written answers to four essay questions. The application and instructions are available at www.aasv.org/foundation/2017/AASVF-MerckScholarships.php.
The selection process will be conducted by a committee of four, which includes two AASV Foundation Board members and two AASV members-at-large. Based upon the submitted materials, the student applicants will be scored and ranked on their past and current activities, level of interest in swine veterinary medicine, future career plans, and financial need. The five scholarship recipients will be announced during the 2017 AASV Annual Meeting in Denver, and the scholarship funds will be disbursed in March, after the conference.
The AASVF-Merck Veterinary Student Scholarship Program provides yet another opportunity for the AASV Foundation to fulfill its mission of “supporting the development and scholarship of students and veterinarians interested in the swine industry.” For more information on scholarships and other AASV Foundation programs, see www.aasv.org/foundation.