The AASV Foundation announces the availability of up to $100,000 in funding for 2025 to support research with directapplication to the swine veterinary profession. Research proposals are due by 12:00 pm Central Time on December 13, 2024. Proposals are limited to a maximum request of $30,000 per project. Detailed submission instructions are available at aasv.org/foundation/research/call-for-proposals. […]
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Hogg Scholarship Available to Practitioners Seeking MS or PhD
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation is accepting applications for the prestigious Hogg Scholarship. Established in 2008, the intent of the $10,000 Hogg Scholarship is to assist a swine veterinarian in their efforts to return to school for graduate education (resulting in a master’s degree or higher) in an academic field of study related […]
Prospecting for the Foundation
As AASV heads to the Golden State in 2025, the AASV Foundation Auction Committee is staking its claim on holding another successful fundraising auction. Committee members are already prospecting for auction items and cash donations, and they are banking on their partners (AASV members and sponsors) to lend a hand. Good news – there is […]
Early-career Swine Veterinarians: Twelve $7500 Debt-relief Grants to be Awarded
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 […]
Angela K. Baysinger Memorial Fund
With the passing of AASV president Dr. Angela Baysinger, AASV lost a valued member, leader, and friend to many. The veterinary profession lost a dedicated veterinarian with a love for pigs and a passion for the well-being of all animals. To honor Angela’s memory and extend her work to understand and improve animal well-being, the […]
Support Available for Pursuit of Board Certification in Animal Welfare
The AASV Foundation Board of Directors continues to accept scholarship applications from AASV members seeking board certification in the American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW). The scholarship provides annual reimbursements for expenses related to the ACAW certification program, including travel, course fees, and textbooks, with a maximum reimbursement amount of $20,000. Reimbursement will not cover […]
AASV Announces Student Poster Competition Participants for 2025
The AASV is pleased to announce the participants in the fifteenth annual Veterinary Student Poster Competition, sponsored by United Animal Health. Based on scores received in the judging of abstracts submitted by veterinary students in September, the top fifteen poster abstracts have been chosen for judging. The selected presentations were randomly assigned to the judging […]
AASV Announces Student Seminar Participants for 2025
The AASV is pleased to announce the program for the Student Seminar at the 56th AASV Annual Meeting, to be held in San Francisco, California. Forty-two veterinary students from 15 universities submitted abstracts for consideration. A panel of six veterinarians from private practice, industry, and academia reviewed and scored the abstracts to select 15 for […]
AASV Foundation Funded Research: Interim Report Available
In 2024, the foundation granted $22,442.50 to Dr. Daniel Linhares and Dr. Daniel Moraes and coinvestigators from Iowa State University to fund the proposal, “Assessing the effect of pooling commonly used samples on the probability of influenza A virus sequencing and virus isolation.” An interim report is available. The objective of the project is to compare the […]
Golfers Tee off for the Foundation
Forty-six golfers on twelve teams enjoyed comfortable weather and collegial camaraderie as they played their way around Veenker Memorial Golf Course to support the AASV Foundation on September 10. The golfers hosted by Pharmgate Animal Health (Dakota Fiene, Daniel Fedders, Jeffery OKones, and Jason Hengeveld) topped the field with a score of 60, winning in […]