The AVMA/AVMF 2nd Opportunity Summer Research Scholarship is intended to provide support for currently enrolled veterinary students who have previously conducted a summer research project and are seeking to gain a second summer of research experience. Five $6,000 awards will be provided in 2021. ($5,000 scholarship and $1,000 to assist with travel expenses to the NIH Symposium.)
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Kaitlyn Marie Cassel - University of Pennsylvania | ![]() |
Maya Schlesinger – University of California - Davis |
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Emily Lemoine – University of Missouri |
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Alexandria Marie Zabiegla –Kansas State University
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Anna Mukhina – Michigan State University
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2018-2019 AVMA/AVMF 2nd Opportunity Research Scholarship Recipients
Sydney Bork – Colorado State University
Kaylie Canda – University of Missouri
Tyler Hawbecker - Iowa State University
Gillian Herbert - University of Georgia
Rachel Stahl - The Ohio State University
2017-2018 AVMA/AVMF 2nd Opportunity Research Scholarship Recipients
Ashley Hopkins – Purdue University
Paxton Parker – University of Tennessee
Keira Sztukowski - Colorado State University
Logan Weyland – Washington State University
Zoe Williams – Michigan State University
2016-2017 AVMA/AVMF 2nd Opportunity Research Scholarship Recipients
Samantha Fousse –University of California - Davis
Kim Haight – University of Georgia
Rachel McMahon – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Courtney Rousse – North Carolina State University
Courtney Smith – Texas A&M University
2015-2016 AVMA/AVMF 2nd Opportunity Research Scholarship Recipients
Mitch Caudill – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Sarah Chung – Texas A&M University
Jordan Ford – Cornell University
Sarah Linn – The Ohio State University
Kimberly (Schreiber) Young – North Carolina State University
2014-2015 AVMA/AVMF 2nd Opportunity Research Scholarship Recipients
Amanda Kortum – North Carolina State
Katherine Bachman – The Ohio State University
Jennifer Storer – University of Tennessee
Hannah Savage – University of California, Davis
Taylor Pursell – Texas A & M University