The purpose of this grant is to recognize projects that meet the following criteria: present a sustainable and/or far-reaching project that demonstrates clear benefit to the humans and animals involved, enhance the education of veterinary students in tangible ways, provide a platform for veterinary professionals to be involved meaningfully in the local community, and to benefit as many SAVMA members as possible. This grant it not intended to fund individuals or travel expenses.

The Educational Lecture Grant will be awarded to help defray expenses for special lectures to veterinary students/organizations on topics related to animal welfare and/or the human-animal bond. This is not intended as funding for individual students or student travel, although it may be used for speaker travel expenses.

The purpose of this grant is to reimburse SAVMA members who have attended a convention, conference, or educational trip related to animal welfare and/or the human-animal bond within the past fiscal year(August 2022-August 2023).

Economic stress is a major challenge for students entering the veterinary profession. In an essay, 500 words or less, please suggest an actionable solution for SAVMA which will help alleviate student financial stress. Examples might include new student programs, political advocacy or increased educational outreach.

This award recognizes outstanding teachers in our profession who deserve to be recognized for their impact on veterinary students. The SAVMA Chapter that is associated with the submission will receive a stipend to host an awards ceremony to honor the teacher that is chosen. To encourage well written nominations, an award will be given to the student author of the winning entry.

These grants are for veterinary students and veterinary student organizations to provide funding for policy related lectures and/or events supplementing the college’s curriculum. Of the 6 available grants, 3 will be given to schools that have plans for original events and the remaining 3 will be provided speakers from the AVMA Political Action Committee to come speak about the importance of advocacy for veterinary medicine at the federal level. The intention of this grant is to provide opportunities for student engagement and education of how public policy impacts veterinarians.

These grants assist with the cost of attending government focused conferences, externships, or other unique experiences related to public policy. This grant will be awarded twice yearly with applications open from November 1st-December 1st, and April 1st-May 31st.

This scholarship is for deserving SAVMA members who demonstrate a strong desire to participate in a veterinary-related international experience from July 1st - December 31st, 2023. This scholarship will uphold the mission of IVEC which is to promote the advancement of veterinary education and animal welfare throughout the world. Please contact the IVEC Committee Chair at ivec [dot] chairgmail [dot] com (ivec[dot]chair[at]gmail[dot]com) with any questions/concerns.

This application will award IVSA SAVMA Chapters that demonstrate financial need and offer a valuable plan to improve and strengthen their Local IVSA Chapter. Please contact the IVEC Committee Chair at ivec [dot] chairgmail [dot] com (ivec[dot]chair[at]gmail[dot]com) with any questions/concerns.

This award is for an IVSA member who has excelled as a leader or significantly impacted their chapter. The Excellence Award is given in an effort to recognize both the time and determination put into advancing local chapters and their members towards accomplishing the IVSA mission. Winner will be announced at SAVMA Symposium.

Applicants must apply and be selected to represent IVSA USA at the 72nd IVSA Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. Please contact the IVEC Committee Chair at ivec [dot] chairgmail [dot] com with any questions/concerns.

The Faculty Community Outreach Award nomination is intended for students to publicly acknowledge how faculty members, clinicians, etc. in the veterinary field have gone above and beyond their own professional responsibilities and duties to interact with and make a difference in the local/global community.

The Underserved Areas grant aims to help SAVMA members that assist in an underserved area in the US or internationally. The grant can be used for veterinary supplies, travel or public education purposes.

This grant is meant to promote interest in public health and support SAVMA members considering a career in public health.

The Community Outreach Grant aims to help SAVMA members to integrate community service with the veterinary profession. This grant will help fund community service projects that a SAVMA member coordinates within their local community. The grant will be awarded on the years opposite of CDC Day Travel Grant.

The One Health Grand Challenge aims to push students to incorporate One Health domains in an educational program to reach a large audience. We also encourage working with other fields outside of veterinary medicine, as collaboration across fields is at the core of One Health.