Scholarships

Each year we offer two scholarships to our members that can be used towards continuing education opportunities of their choosing. Scholarship recipients are awarded free attendance to our annual conference and have one year to collect their reward.

Deadline for 2023 Scholarship entries is June 1st, 2022

Entries can be submitted by emailing your essay to:

presidentmavt@gmail.com 

The student scholarship is awarded yearly to a first- or second-year student who is currently enrolled in an accredited Michigan Veterinary Technology Program. The student must also have an active student membership with MAVT. To apply you must submit an essay that is a minimum of 500 words. The essay must explain the importance of having veterinary technicians in the field of veterinary medicine and why you desire to be an LVT. Essays are evaluated on content, grammar, and professionalism. Essays submitted must be free of major spelling and grammatical errors. All essays will be evaluated and winners will be chosen by the MAVT Executive Board Members. The board reserves the right to disqualify any essay not meeting these standards.

The LVT scholarship is awarded yearly to one of our association members. The member must have a veterinary technician license from the state of Michigan and the member must have an active membership with MAVT. 

To apply you must submit an essay of 1,000-2,00 words. You may choose the topic of your choice; however, it must serve an educational purpose. The essay needs to include a minimum of two (2) references and two (2) graphics accompanying the article. The article may not have been previously published. Essays are evaluated on content, grammar, and professionalism. Essays submitted must be free of major spelling and grammatical errors. All essays will be evaluated and winners will be chosen by the MAVT Executive Board Members. The board reserves the right to disqualify any essay not meeting these standards.

*Executive Board Members are not 

  eligible for these scholarships.