2025 Vetericyn Scholarship Opens February 24th!

Application Requirements

Please read carefully.  All entries are reviewed prior to judging. Those that do not adhere to the rules will not be considered.  No late entries will be accepted.

Conditions of Eligibility

• Applicants must be graduating high school seniors with plans to enroll in a 2 or 4 year university, vocational, trade or technical school in an agricultural or veterinary discipline.
• Proof of enrollment as a full-time student will be required.
• Students must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0, transcripts will be required.
• Applicants must be US citizens.
• Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to agriculture through classes, internships, volunteer hours, and/or life experiences.
• Submissions will open February 24, 2025 and close April 20, 2025.

Judging

• Judging will be conducted by a panel of Vetericyn employees.
• Scoring is based on originality, clarity, meaningful content, critical thinking, and grammar.
• All information sources must be properly cited.
• Answers must be your original work and grammatically correct with proper spelling.
• Applicants must adhere to all scholarship rules to prevent disqualification.
• Vetericyn’s internal auditor will tabulate the results and declare the winner. All decisions are final.
• Winner will be notified and announced by May 15, 2025.
• Winner will need to complete a final scholarship form verifying contact and personal information.

Administrative/Award Guidelines:

• Winner must begin studies within one year of High School graduation or they may be required to forfeit the award in the absence of extenuating circumstances.
• Winner must be enrolling or enrolled as a full-time student at any vocational, trade, 2-year or 4-year college.
• Winner will be required to submit educational transcripts for proof of GPA eligibility.
• Scholarship funds will be forwarded after Vetericyn receives written proof of enrollment from a college registrar. At that time, the winner’s check will be made payable to both the winner and the college.
• Check will be mailed to the address provided by the winner.
• Funds are to be used only for tuition, room and board, or book and educational supply expenses.
• All scholarship entries become the exclusive property of Vetericyn and will not be returned.
• Winners agree to provide Vetericyn with a photo and short biography that can be used to promote the scholarship program.

How To Enter

• Submit your scholarship application using our survey below.
• Complete the scholarship application and upload your essay in PDF (preferred) or Word format using the upload link in the survey.
• Only one submission per student. Application and essay must be complete to be valid.
• All entries must be submitted by 11:59 pm PST on April 15, 2025.

Scholarship Questions

Please answer the following questions as directed and have final document ready to upload when filling out the online scholarship application.

Formatting – IMPORTANT

• All submissions must be set up as an 8 1/2 x 11 document
• Use Times New Roman or Arial font at 12 pt
• Single-space your document with 1” margins
• Add your initials to the top right-hand corner of each page
• Save as PDF or Word document ONLY
• Name your essay document using this format: LastName_FirstName_2025Scholarship
• Upload your essay document via the scholarship application survey
• Do not email your essay to us
• Not following these formatting and submission guidelines will result in disqualification

 

Question 1: Short Answer–your answers to this question must be no more than 250 words:

How do you plan to contribute to advancing veterinary science or agriculture through your career or studies?

Question 2: Long Answer–your answer to this question must not exceed one page.

As the global population continues to grow, the demand for safe, nutritious, and sustainable food production will only increase. How do you think advancements in veterinary science and modern agricultural practices can address these challenges to feed the world while maintaining animal health, welfare, and environmental conditions? Consider the roles of innovation, policy, and education in overcoming these challenges.

Note

Vetericyn Animal Wellness (Innovacyn, Inc.) has the ultimate authority to amend any of the above rules to ensure fairness in the awarding of the scholarships. Any questions regarding the scholarships should be addressed in writing to Vetericyn Scholarship, 3546 N. Riverside Ave., Rialto, CA 92377 or via email to customerservice@innovacyn.com with “2025 Scholarship” in the subject line.