Summer Scholar Program Application

Veterinary Research 2023 Program

To expedite the application process, be sure to have all information gathered before beginning. You will need: Your project choices, Your resume/CV, two references, and your brief personal statement. More information on all these required documents, the program, and the project abstracts are available below. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Karen Barker: kbarker@iastate.edu

2023 Program Key Dates

  • Applications open: 1/17/2023
  • Applications close: 2/14/2023
  • Decisions made: by end of March 2023
  • Program dates: 5/18/2023-8/16/2023
  • Orientation dates (required): 5/18-5/24
  • National Veterinary Scholar Symposium (NVSS) (required for some): 8/3-8/7/2023 (tentative, we may leave 8/2 depending on flights)
  • CVM Research Day (required): 8/16/2023 (tentative)
  • This is not a full calendar of program dates.

Annual CVM Summer Scholar Research Day
The National Veterinary Scholar Symposium (NVSS) will be held in Puerto Rico this year.Determinations regarding the NVSS and the Annual CVM Research Day are still in process.

Learn more about the program
Program Brochure
Frequently Asked Questions

Eligibility

  • The program is open to first- and second-year veterinary students enrolled in any of the 30 U.S. colleges and schools of veterinary medicine
  • Students from overseas institutions area also considered for participation
  • Students enrolled in graduate programs are NOT eligible to participate (this does not include concurrent students completing rotations)
  • A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required
  • Preference is given to applicants who have not previously participated in the program

Stipend
CVM Summer Scholar Research Program is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Boehringer Ingelheim, Iowa Livestock Health Advisory Council (ILHAC), and additional funds at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine. Each scholar will receive $517.00 per week for the entire 13-week program (1 week of vacation is allowed, but must be approved by scholar's faculty mentor).

Application Procedures
Applications are now open. They will close on 2/14/2023. Be sure to have all the below requested information before beginning your application. 

Click Here to Apply for the 2023 CVM Summer Scholar Research Program. 

Research Scholar On-line application will request the following information:

  • Basic contact information
  • A brief resume which includes your GPA
  • Names and phone numbers of two references
  • One-page personal statement (related to the research program -- what you bring to the program or hope to gain as a participant)
  • At least six projects from the available abstracts in which you would be interested, in order of preference. You may provide more than six projects if you choose. (Abstracts are available below, under the "Project Abstracts" headings. 

Selection Criteria
Matches are made based on a combination of the student’s GPA, funding availability and criteria, and faculty and student interest. All attempts are made to match the student’s with their 1st choice project.

  • GPA and academic performance
  • Work and research interests/experience
  • Stated long-term goals
  • Communication skills
  • Potential for success

Deadlines
Summer Scholar Student applications will close on 2/14/2023.

Match with Research Mentors
The match between a Research Scholar and a Faculty Mentor is central to the Summer Scholar Research experience. Once students are selected as Research Scholars, several steps occur to create the appropriate match.

Faculty mentors will have submitted a research abstract describing an important problem to be investigated and specific aims associated with the proposed research project. Then:

  1. Current year's Mentor Abstracts will be uploaded into the CVM Summer Scholar Research Program online application form by mid-January each year.
  2. The scholars are required to rank their top six preferences for participating mentors/projects. Please complete the project rankings section in the Summer Scholar online application.
  3. If mutually agreed upon and ample funding is available, matches are made by the program directors.
  4. The student applicants will be notified about the matching process via email.

Project Abstracts

Follow the below links to the three categories of project abstracts. During the application process, you must select at least one project from each category as part of your top 6 projects. 

To denote preference on the application, please make note of both the abstract code and last name of the Principal Investigator (PI), to ensure that the correct abstract is being identified. To make this easier, this is found in bold text in the upper left hand corner of the page (Example: "A1-Cho".)

Abstract Lists Updated 1/18

Group A Abstracts

Group B Abstracts

Group C Abstracts

Application

To expedite the application process, be sure to have all information gathered before beginning. You will need: Your project choices, Your resume/CV, two references, and your brief personal statement.If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Karen Barker: kbarker@iastate.edu 

Nondiscrimination Policy
Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran. Inquiries can be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, 3680 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612.

Faculty Program Director
Dr. Jodi McGill, 515-294-2635, jlmcgill@iastate.edu

Faculty Program co-Director
Dr. Jodi Smith, 515-294-9013, jdismith@iastate.edu

Program Coordinator
Karen Barker, 515-294-4348, kbarker@iastate.edu

 

 

The Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Award Program for Graduate Veterinarians

This research award program is open to veterinarians who have completed graduate research or residency programs and provides a $2500 honorarium and the opportunity to present her/his research at the 2020 BIVSP Symposium at San Diego UCSD and Western University. For additional details on this research award please go to the Boehringer Ingelheim Scholars Web site here.

Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program

Scholar applicants, please use the PDF files in the links above to list at least your top six projects on your application,with at least 1 abstract coming from each group (A-C.) Your application is not considered complete without these rankings. At the top of each abstract is a designation (ex: A1 - Dr. Blitvich) which indicates the group, abstract number, and principal investigator for the project. This designation is intended to assist you with finding the matching opportunity on the survey. Please contact kbarker@iastate.edu if you have any questions.

Note: Attendance on “Required Dates” listed above is mandatory for participation in the program. This program is a full-time stipend. Any vacation time beyond one week, or outside work which does not allow the participant to work full-time for this program, will not be allowed. If you are notified by one of the faculty facilitating this program that you have been matched with a participating faculty mentor, you agree that once you accept this spot in the program, you will complete the 13-week project and fully participate in the Summer Scholar Research Program.