Applications are now available for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and OKFB Foundation for Agriculture’s large-animal veterinarian scholarship. This scholarship began as an effort to help create a pipeline of veterinarians who can provide essential services to farmers and ranchers.
One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $15,000 to a student who is studying veterinary medicine at Oklahoma State University with the intent of working as a large-animal veterinarian in Oklahoma.
“Farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma know how important large animal veterinarians are to the health and care of their livestock,” said OKFB Foundation for Agriculture President Kerry Givens. “With a shortage of these professionals in rural areas, Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture are proud to support a student who will soon serve a rural community and provide vital veterinary care.”
The large animal veterinarian scholarship program focuses on providing reimbursement for students’ tuition and other educational expenses.
Students who apply will be required to sign a letter of intent to provide large-animal veterinary services or to practice in a veterinary resource shortage area. Also required with the application is biographical and personal statements along with supporting letters from public officials and/or state agencies.
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