Student Scholarships
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The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is preparing the next generation of veterinary, public health, and biomedical research professionals to tackle society’s most pressing health challenges. To remain competitive in recruiting top talent to our programs, we must offer exceptional degree programs that have a high return on investment for students. The rising educational debt-to-salary ratio is considered one of the most serious issues facing veterinary colleges across the U.S. and the veterinary profession as a whole.
Scholarship support will play a crucial role in reducing the burden of educational debt and in providing the college with recruitment packages to attract the best and brightest students. This support will help to address issues of student access across socio-economic, racial, and international boundaries by creating opportunities for underserved populations, including first-generation students. Promoting inclusive access will also create a more diverse learning environment that mirrors the society our students will serve.
Featured Scholarship Funds
Frank P. Van Dresser Public & Corporate Veterinary Medicine Scholarship
Established by Dr. William Van Dresser, a founding member of the veterinary college, to honor of his father, this scholarship was created to benefit exceptional individuals interested in the practice of public or corporate veterinary medicine. It is awarded each year to a third-year veterinary student in the public corporate track to facilitate their participation in a CPCVM clerkship in their fourth year.
Susan West Marmagas Public Health Scholarship
What started as a crowdfunding project to honor the memory of Susan West Marmagas, who was director of Virginia Tech’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program and an associate professor of practice in the Department of Population Health Sciences, has evolved into an endowment. Marmagas’ brother and sister-in-law, Roger and Deborah West, pledged the difference between what was raised in the campaign and endowment level to create a new permanent scholarship.
Latest Scholarship Stories
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Class of 2024: Ashtyn Dunn’s path to vet school is rooted in family, agriculture, and a passion for animals , articleWith help from scholarships, Dunn was able to study abroad, perform veterinary research, and be a highly involved student.
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Three ways scholarships make a difference for students , articlePaying for college is not just about tuition, it’s also about housing and food expenses and handling emergent costs when they arise. Scholarships can go a long way to ease the challenge of college for students looking for a world-class education.
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Virginia Tech veterinary students awarded national scholarship , articleCarla Gutierrez and Kia Williams were chosen from a competitive national pool for the inaugural Dr. James H. Bias Scholarship from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.
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Class of 2024: Top veterinary graduate Alexandra Reddy finds unexpected path to pathology studies , articleReddy found her way to the veterinary college through science coursework during her high school and undergraduate years. "I love learning about these issues because I want to help the animals that they impact, not because I love soil biology or water chemistry or things like that," she said.
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College of Veterinary Medicine
Development Office
225 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061