Financial aid and scholarship opportunities

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Financial aid

Financial aid for DVM students is administered by the Office of Student Finance at the University of Minnesota. OneStop counselors can assist you with questions and concerns about financial aid, available by phone (612-624-1111), or email. You may also visit the OneStop Financial Aid Basics page for more information.

Application fee assistance for financially disadvantaged candidates

The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to announce an application processing fee refund program for financially disadvantaged applicants. Applicants who qualify for and receive waivers through the VMCAS Fee Assistance Program are invited to apply.

Candidates may apply once they have successfully submitted their VMCAS application and paid the UMN CVM $85 application processing fee (both due by September 15, 2022). Applications to this program will be available to complete online starting May 15, 2022, and accepted through November 1, 2022. A copy of the letter/email confirming the candidate’s participation in the VMCAS Fee Refund Program will be required as part of the application materials.

The UMN CVM will review and select a limited number of applicants to receive an $85 refund shortly after the November 1, 2022 deadline. All participants will be notified of their refund status shortly after the deadline.

Please contact Violeta Bonneville, Admissions and Scholarship Coordinator, at [email protected] for more details.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

The University of Minnesota utilizes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as its needs analysis form. FAFSA forms are available after January 1 each year for the coming academic year beginning in September. The code for the University of Minnesota is 003969. Students applying for financial aid will receive an electronic Financial Aid Award Notice (FAAN) with the details of their financial aid package in July via email.

Loan repayment options

There are a handful of state and national loan forgiveness and loan payback assistance programs available, including the

Note: Students who have financial aid/student loans and receive scholarships or funding from sources outside the University of Minnesota are required to report the scholarship/funding to the Office of Student Finance. Please contact Mark Larson with questions.

External scholarships by due date

Check back frequently for new scholarship, grant, and funding opportunities! For more scholarship opportunities, check in with your state of residency's Veterinary Medical Foundation to see if they have any state-specific scholarships available. Please report broken links to Amanda Anderson.

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February

March

Oxbow Animal Health Scholarship - Due March 2, each year

The Harold Wetterberg Foundation Scholarship - Due March 15, each year (New Jersey residents)

Every Cat Health Foundation/AAFP Feline Scholarship - Due March 19, 2021

April

AABP Externship Program - Due April 1, each year for externships commencing between 5/1 and 10/31

AABP Education Grant - Due April 15, each year

Imperial Valley Kennel Club Scholarship (pdf) - Due April 15, each year

J. Fred Smithcors Student Veterinary History Essay Contest - Due April 15, each year

Steve Marton Veterinary Student Scholarship - Due April 28

Aurora Pharmaceutical 2021 DVM Student Scholarship - Due April 30

May

NDVMA Scholarship - Due May 1, each year (North Dakota residents)

The Race for Education Scholarship - Due May 1 each year (Kentucky residents)

MSD Animal Health/WVA Veterinary Student Scholarship (pdf) - Due May 15, 2021

AVMF Student Scholarships - Due May 15, each year

AABP Amstutz Scholarship - Due May 28, 2021

AABP Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award - Due May 29

HSVMA/OSVS Compassionate Care Scholarship - Due May 31, each year

Maine Veterinary Education Foundation Scholarship - Due May 31, each year

June

Schooley's Mountain Kennel Club Scholarship (residents of NJ)- Due June 1, each year

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America Scholarship - Due June 1, each year

New Jersey Veterinary Foundation Scholarship - Due June 7, 2021 (New Jersey residents)

American Kennel Club John D. Spurling Scholarship - Due June 15, each year

The Dr. Roger E. Meisner Educational Endowment Fund - Due June 15, each year

July

A Pup Above Scholarship - Due July 15, 2022

American Indian Graduate Center Scholarships - Due July 15 each year

Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarship - Due July 28, 2021

August

September

October

AABP Externship Program - Due October 1, each year for externships commencing between November 1 and April 30

Colegio de Medicos Veterinarios de Puerto Rico 4th Year Scholarship - Due October 15, 2021

Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association Scholarship - Due October 15, each year

Auxiliary to the AVMA Legacy Scholarship - Due October 15, each year

Patricia M. Lowrie Diversity Leadership Scholarship - Due October 15, each year

RIVMA Veterinary Student Scholarship - Due October 15, 2021 

November

Doctor Sniffs Science Major Scholarship Fund - Due November 1, 2022

Minnesota Horse Council Scholarship - Due November 1, each year

NWRA Veterinary Student Scholarship - Due November 1, each year

MVMF Scholarships (Multiple available, one application) - Due November 30, each year

December

AQHA Scholarships - Due December 1, each year

Veterinary Scholarship Trust of New England - Due December 1, each year

Zoetis/AAVMC Student Scholarship - Due December 2, 2021

Chi Institute CVM Student Scholarship - Due December 5, each year

AAAP Kenneth H. Eskelund Preceptorship Poultry Medicine Training Program - Due December 15, each year

American Pointer Club Scholarship - Due December 22, each year

New Brunswick Kennel Club Scholarship - Due December 22, each ear (New Jersey residents)

Dairy Herd Information Association Scholarship - Due December 31, each year

Empathy for Animal Scholarship Award - Due December 31, each year

Merck Animal Health/AVMF Scholarship - Due December 31, each year

The Next Edison Foundation - No Due Date