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WALKIN’ PETS VETERINARIAN & REHAB/VET TECH SCHOLARSHIP

Eligibility:

  • Must be a doctoral student entering or currently enrolled in veterinary school in 2022.
  • Scholarship applicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited veterinary school to be eligible for the Veterinarian Scholarship.

How to Apply:

Please discuss the following set of questions in 1,000 words or less:

  • How have end of life/humane disposition issues been evolving for pets over the past 25 years? What societal factors have influenced how end of life issues for pets have evolved?\
  • What veterinary care and pet product advances have been an influence?
  • How does the high quality of medicine that we can now offer to aging or disabled pets compare to what was available 10 years ago?
  • How have alternatives, such as assistive devices and/or wheelchairs, played a role in the changing landscape of veterinary care?
  • What do you think the most important factors are today in consideration of euthanizing a pet?
  • How do you balance the needs of the pet caretaker and the patient?
  • What do you anticipate will be your greatest challenges and assets in helping pet caretakers to make end-of-life decisions?

Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Gerald E. Robinson Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Previous or current graduating senior from a Okanogan, Ferry, or Lincoln County high school
  • Enrolled in a qualified Veterinary or Pre-Veterinary program.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA.
  • Must show a history of experience with and care of animals.
  • Renewal is possible for recipients; must reapply and compete with new applicants.

How to Apply

  • Complete the online application.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

K9 Carts Social Influencer Micro-Scholarship Program

Eligibility

  • Minimum GPA Requirement: 2.50
  • Eligible Fields of Study: Veterinary Medicine or related field.
  • Eligible Schools: Any accredited university or college in the U.S.
  • Eligible Grades: Students enrolled in a Veterinary Medicine or related program for Fall 2018.

More Details

All applications must be submitted by August 31, 2021

How to Apply

  • Complete the online short survey.
  • Create a YouTube video highlighting your volunteer work or community service. Illustrate your leadership role and the impact it has on the community you work with. Include how you used your social media platform to reach out to people and make a difference.
  • Answer one of the following essay questions. Essays should be no more than 3 pages.
    • Studies have shown there are countless ways a veterinary practice can benefit from understanding human psychology. Key areas of psychology that directly link to the well-being of pets include proper education for human caregivers on pet health maintenance, managing pet illness, and end-of-life care. As a future veterinarian, how will you incorporate human psychology into your practice? What do you feel will be the biggest challenge when interacting with human caregivers?
    • A recent pattern in the veterinarian industry is the corporate buy-out of individual practices and recruitment to work in corporate veterinary hospitals. As a future veterinarian, what pros and cons do you see emerging in the quality of pet care if individual vet practices continue to get bought-out by veterinarian hospitals? Would you want to work in a corporate-owned animal hospital? Why or why not?

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.