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As the charitable arm of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the AVMF is dedicated to the mission of developing resources to advance the science and practice of veterinary medicine to improve animal and human health. To achieve this mission, the AVMF provides programs in Education, Animal Care, Disaster Relief and Research.
To support the strategic initiative of Education, the AVMF invests in the teaching of veterinary students in the United States and across the globe. We make an impact on student enhancement by empowering students to achieve their goals in veterinary medicine and by recognizing and rewarding individuals who have already made extraordinary accomplishments in pursuit of their veterinary training. Our goal is to build a relationship with veterinary students that lasts a lifetime.
AVMF partners with the AzVMA to offer five $1,000 scholarships to veterinary students in good standing, who attend an AVMA accredited school in North America and have a connection to the state of Arizona.
An annual $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to two 2nd or 3rd year students who demonstrates an interest in feline veterinary medicine. The recipients of this award must be able to document a history of participation in activities that benefit the health and welfare of cats, including research, shelter work, cat clubs and other community service programs.
The estate of Mildred Sylvester established an endowed scholarship that awards a $1,000 annual scholarship to an outstanding 1st, 2nd or 3rd year veterinary student with a connection to the state of New Jersey.
Application accepted | March 1 - May 15 |
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Application reviewed | May 17, July 15 |
Award notification and check disbursement | Fall Semester |
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The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is extremely proud to offer the Auxiliary to the AVMA Legacy Endowed Scholarship which was created in recognition of the AVMFs long standing relationship with the Auxiliary to the AVMA, a non-profit organization of veterinarians, associates, family and friends of the veterinary profession. Shortly after World War II, the Auxiliary started a student loan fund to assist with the hardships facing veterinary families due to injury or death from the war. In 2013 the Auxiliary transferred $2,000,000 to the AVMF to establish this scholarship program. Annual proceeds from the endowment will support veterinary student scholarships for many years to come.
$1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students meeting the eligibility criteria listed below at each of the AVMA accredited veterinary colleges in the United States, the Atlantic Veterinary College in Canada and St. George's University and Ross University in the Caribbean, the University of Glasgow and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies - The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and the Royal Veterinary College – University of London in England.
Application accepted | September 1 - October 15 |
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Application reviewed | October 15 - December 31 |
Award notification and funds disbursement | Spring Semester |
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Merck Animal Health and the AVMF are dedicated to preserving and improving the health and well-being of animals as well as honoring exceptional veterinary students. Merck Animal Health is proud to show its dedication to veterinary students by providing $5000 scholarships to second and third year veterinary students attending accredited veterinary schools in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
Merck’s partnership with the AVMF over the last several years has provided scholarships for nearly over 400 veterinary students, many of whom, have gone on to become young leaders in the veterinary field.
Application accepted | November 15 - December 31 |
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Application reviewed | January 6 - February 28 |
Award notification and check disbursement | Spring Semester |
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Merck Animal Health and the AVMF are dedicated to preserving and improving the health and well-being of animals as well as honoring exceptional veterinary technician students. Merck Animal Health is proud to show its dedication by providing $2,000 scholarships to veterinary technician students in their final year and attending an AVMA-CVTEA accredited (Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities) school in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Application accepted | August 1 - August 31 |
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Application reviewed | September 1 - September 30 |
Award notification and check disbursement | Fall Semester |
On June 3, 2016 the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps celebrated the centennial of President Woodrow Wilson’s signing of the National Defense Act of 1916, an act that strengthened the nation’s military in part through the creation of a Veterinary Corps within the U.S. Army.
AVMA and AVMF established a special scholarship in honor of the 100th anniversary for military veterans pursuing an education in veterinary medicine. A generous donor has joined us this year to provide five (5) $9,000 scholarships to veterans of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy or Space Force currently in their 1st, 2nd or 3rd year of veterinary school.
Application accepted | October 1 - October 31 |
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Application reviewed | November 6 - November 24 |
Award notification and check disbursement | Fall Semester |
Applications accepted | January 3 - March 15 |
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Applications reviewed | April - June |
Award notification and payment | August |
Click on the orange "Register" button located on the right side of the page to complete and submit the registration form.
Login to the Scholarship with your email and password.
Create your online application. Review and accept the eligibility requirements.
Before the application deadline, your application can be saved as DRAFT until all the required information is completed. As each section is complete, you will see a appear in the category tab when the application is saved. Please ensure that all attachments are in Acrobat PDF format. At any time, you can download and print your application by clicking on the
icon in the Application Summary section.
On completion, save your Application as FINAL. Download and print a copy of your application for your records by clicking on the icon in the Application Summary section in the right column. Note: If an update is required prior to the Call for Application close, you can make the update and resave as FINAL.