Merial Excellence in Preventive Medicine in Dairy Award
American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Award: $1500 – $1500
Deadline: March 31.
To support the most superior students in the 2nd year of veterinary school that demonstrate the character, knowledge, experience, motivation, and potential to become outstanding bovine veterinarians in the United States and Canada. Qualifications: Applicant must be an AABP member; must be enrolled in a college/school of veterinary medicine accredited by the AVMA council on education; will graduate in next year at the time of application; students enrolled in other years of the curriculum are not eligible to apply; intend to engage in bovine veterinary medicine in the United states or Canada after graduation; those who previously applied but were not selected are encouraged to apply again. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form consisting of the following: name, contact information, and veterinary school details; a biographical narrative background and interest in the cattle industry, animal agriculture and veterinary medicine; discuss factors that stimulated interest and involvement in bovine medicine, academic background and interests, and extracurricular activities, including participation in areas other than in agriculture/veterinary medicine that may help the committee get to know applicant (limit: 300 words); describe plans following graduation from veterinary school to become part of bovine veterinary medicine in the United States or Canada (limit: 300 words); upload a current CV/resume, as if were applying for a job as a bovine veterinarian, including all information that will allow reviewers to assess background and achievements. Focus: Veterinary science and medicine.