The AASV Foundation, in collaboration with Merck Animal Health, is pleased to once again offer the AASVF-Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarships to assist with the educational expenses of aspiring swine veterinarians. Merck has generously contributed $50,000, allowing the AASV Foundation to award five scholarships of $10,000 each in 2025.
Veterinary students in their second or third year, enrolled in AVMA-accredited or recognized veterinary colleges in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean Islands, are eligible to apply. Applicants must be
current student members of the AASV for the 2024-2025 academic year. The application process requires submission of a resume, the name of a faculty member or AASV member for reference, and responses to four essay questions. Detailed application instructions are available at https://www.aasv.org/foundation/veterinary-students/aasvf-merck-scholarship/. The deadline for applications is December 31.
Please note that students who have previously received this scholarship from the AASV or the American Association of
Bovine Practitioners (AABP) are not eligible to reapply.
A committee comprising two AASV Foundation Board members and two AASV members-at-large will review and score the applications. Each essay question response will be evaluated on a scale from 1 to 10, with a total possible score ranging from 0 to 40 points.
The scholarship winners will be announced on Monday, March 3, during the AASV-AASV Foundation Luncheon at the 2025 AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco (attendance not required).
The AASVF-Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Program reflects Merck Animal Health’s and the AASV Foundation’s commitment to support the development and scholarship of students and veterinarians interested in the swine industry. For additional information about scholarships and other AASV Foundation initiatives, visit aasv.org/foundation.