We’re excited to announce Vetericyn’s 2020 Future Leaders of Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences Scholarship! We will be awarding one $2,000 scholarship and one $1,000 scholarship to graduating high school seniors to help in their pursuit of higher education in the field of agriculture, including animal health and food science.
Application Requirements
Please read carefully. All entries are reviewed prior to judging, and 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.
- Applicants must be US citizens.
- Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to agriculture through classes, internships and/or life experiences.
- Submissions will open November 1st, 2019 and close on March 15th, 2020.
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 1, 2020.
- 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.
- 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 that can be used to promote the scholarship program.
How To Enter
- Entries must include a cover page that lists: Name, address, phone number, email address. Please type your initials in the top right-hand corner of each page of the essays.
- Only one submission per student.
- Email entries as a Microsoft Word or PDF document to customerservice@innovacyn.com or mail a printed copy on 8 1/2 x 11 paper to: Vetericyn Animal Wellness, Attn: Scholarship Committee, 3546 N. Riverside Ave., Rialto, CA 92377
- All entries must be postmarked by 11:59 pm PST on March 15, 2020.
Scholarship Questions
Please answer the following questions as directed:
Formatting: All submissions must be set up as an 8 1/2 x 11 document using Times New Roman or Arial font at 12 pt. and single spaced with 1” margins. Please add your initials to the top right-hand corner of each page. For confidentiality in judging, please DO NOT include any personal identification (name, address, phone, signature, photo, etc.) in your essay. Please, NO PHOTOS.
- Short Answer Questions–your answers to both of these questions must not exceed one page.
- Short answer question A (75-250 words): What is a life experience that has helped shaped your commitment to seeking a career in agriculture or veterinary science?
- Short answer question B (75-250 words): Describe your most meaningful achievement/s as they pertain to your leadership qualities. How do these qualities make you a good candidate to receive this scholarship?
- Long Answer Question–your answer to this question must not exceed one page.
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- With the debate around climate change happening in the world today, argue a position on the issue. Choosing one discipline of agriculture or veterinary science, how do you believe it will be affected by climate change / global warming in the next decade and what can be done to address it?
Vetericyn (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 via email or in writing to the addresses mentioned above.
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 are enrolled as full-time students at any vocational, trade, 2-year or 4-year college.
- 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, and mailed to 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 that can be used to promote the scholarship program.
Vetericyn (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 the address mentioned above.