General Information
The faculty and administration at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine are dedicated to training veterinary students in comparative biomedical research. To achieve this goal, several funding mechanisms are used to organize and provide a summer research-training program for first and second year veterinary students. For the past several years, grant support from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health has provided the foundation for our Veterinary Research Scholars training program. In addition, a grant from the Merck-Merial Research Grants Program, and department and college support allow us to provide competitive scholarships for 10 students who are attending US Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and 2 students who are attending Veterinary College outside the US.
The Veterinary Research Scholars program is an intensive research-oriented experience directed towards attracting our most talented professional students into biomedical research careers. In particular, the program exposes veterinary students to critical thinking processes inherent to hypothesis-driven research activities, methodologies involved in design and execution of laboratory experiments and multicenter clinical trials, and ethical issues pertinent to biomedical research.
Veterinary Research Scholars participate in the 3-month program beginning mid May and concluding mid August. The program consists of mentored research training by program faculty and weekly research workshops. The summer stipend is approximately $2,000 per month for the 3-month duration of the program.
To be eligible for consideration, students must be accepted to the DVM program or have completed at least one year of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, on or about mid-May of the application year. The program is highly competitive and selective. Successful applicants will be in the top of their class, have a sincere interest in experiencing the research environment of the College, and have excellent letters of recommendation.
Important 2009 Dates
January 21st - Pizza Feed
February 6th, noon - Application Deadline
March 6th - Selection Announced
August 6 - 8 - Merck-Merial NIH Veterinary Scholars Symposium 2009
Program Start Date: May 20
Program End Date: August 12
Current Veterinary Research Scholars
Previous Veterinary Research Scholars
2008 Summer Research Program
2007 Summer Research Program
2006 Summer Research Program
2005 Summer Research Program
2004 Summer Research Program
2003 Summer Research Program
2002 Summer Research Program
2001 Summer Research Program
2000 Summer Research Program
1999 Summer Research Program
The first (1998) students through the program.