AASV Foundation Student Debt Relief
The AASV Foundation offers two opportunities for AASV members to apply for relief of student debt:
Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarships
Two $7500 scholarships 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 2024 to AASV members 2 to 10 years post-graduation from veterinary school whose career focus has been 50% or more devoted to swine.
Each opportunity has additional, differing requirements. See the links above for detailed application criteria.
To Apply
The application form is available here. The application is a fillable pdf. Use Adobe Reader or Acrobat to open, complete, and save the application form as DebtRelief_LastName_FirstName. Submit to foundation@aasv.org. Applications for both opportunities are due December 1.
Previous recipients of either the Dr. Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Scholarship or AASVF-Zoetis Foundation awards are not eligible to reapply.
The scholarships are awarded during the AASV Annual Meeting.