The Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s top priority is education, and along with that comes the necessary and important offering of financial support to students. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic greatly increased the need for student financial resources. Generous alumni and friends have given more than $94,000 to the College’s Student Emergency Fund to meet those needs.

In addition to emergency support, traditional scholarship awards continued as well. The College’s first Dual-Degree Program scholarship recipients began their studies. This funding, which is provided by the College’s Vulcan and Dewey Endowments, allows for students who pursue DVM and PhD degrees—an eight-year program—to attend classes without any tuition fees.

The College also is fortunate to have strong support from its friends and alumni. Of its many donors, Jim and Barb Edgett went above and beyond. In addition to their previous support, the Edgetts committed $3 million toward the new Barbara and Jim Edgett Endowed Chair in Small Animal Clinical Sciences. This position, to be held by an outstanding faculty member, reflects the Edgetts’ deep connection to the department and faculty with whom they have established such close relationships.

DVM Classes – SCHOLARSHIPS AND DEBT

Thanks to the enormous generosity of the College’s alumni and friends, the College has been able to increase scholarship money for students. This will help alleviate the burden of student debt, as the cost of a DVM degree increases nationwide.

The College is actively working to identify further ways to alleviate the burden of debt. One such effort was a tuition reduction the College was able to implement for out-of-state students of the Class of 2024