AASV Foundation Debt-Relief Grants
The AASV Foundation offers two opportunities for AASV members to apply for relief of student debt. The scholarships are awarded during the AASV Annual Meeting.
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarships
Two $7500 scholarships are awarded annually to AASV members 2 to 5 years post-graduation from veterinary school who are engaged in private veterinary practice (50% or more devoted to swine), providing on-farm service directly to independent pork producers.
AASVF-Zoetis Foundation Student Debt Relief Grants
Ten $7500 grants will be awarded in 2025 to AASV members 2 to 10 years post-graduation from veterinary school whose career focus has been 50% or more devoted to swine.
To Apply
The application for both opportunities is available here. Make sure to download the file and use Adobe Reader or Acrobat to open, complete, and save the fillable pdf as Debtrelief_Lastname_Firstname. (Don’t try to complete the form when it opens in your web browser; download and save it to your computer.) Submit the completed application to foundation@aasv.org.
Applications for both opportunities are due December 1.
Previous recipients of the Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship or the AASVF-Zoetis Foundation Debt Relief Grant are no longer eligible to apply for either opportunity.
Student Debt-Relief Grant Recipients
2024
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship ($7500)
- Lauren Nagel
- Andrea Patterson
AASVF-Zoetis Foundation Debt Relief Grant ($7500)
- Justin Brown
- Emily Fry
- Kayla Henness
- Megan Kelly (Bloemer)
- Erin Kettelkamp
- Evan Koep
- Miranda Medrano
- Kathleen O’Brien
- Rachel Stika Jensen
- Katherine (Katie) Woodard
2023
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship ($5000)
- Katie Beckman
- Alyssa Betlach
- Daniel Brown
2022
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship ($5000)
- Brandi Burton
- Chris Deegan
- Allison Knox
2021
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship ($5000)
- Daniel Gascho
- Henry Johnson
- Claire LeFevre
2020
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship ($5000)
- Laura Carroll
2019
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship ($5000)
- Chelsea Stewart