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Wilson-Hooper Veterinary Medicine Assistance Program 2023-2024

Status: Closed

The Wilson-Hooper Veterinary Medicine Assistance Program, created in the memory of Jane Wilson Hooper and Colonel Philip L. Hooper, provides financial assistance to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native students pursuing a degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Veterinary Technology (Associate of Applied Science) full-time at an accredited institution. Applicants must hold a current GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The maximum amount of an academic year award is $5,000. This opportunity is a renewable, merit-based award.

REQUIREMENTS

Students must meet the following requirements to be considered for this scholarship:

  • Be an enrolled member or a descendant of a federally or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group.
  • Be enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university pursuing a degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Veterinary Technology (Associate of Applied Science).

Possess an unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Questions:
Contact our Scholarship Operations team at Scholarships@NativeForward.org

My whole life I really didn’t think that was in the cards for me and Native Forward Scholars Fund believed in me and was able to provide me with the support and the community to be able to study what I wanted and also know that I had a place within the science world.

Mitchell Rose Bear Don’t Walk | Native Forward Alumna | Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes, Crow Nation, Lone Pine Shoshone Paiute