MANHATTAN — Two U.S. Department of Agriculture programs support rural veterinarians, but filling out the applications can be challenging. Faculty in theCollege of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University are now offering assistance to those applying for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program and the Veterinary Services Grant Program.
The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, or VMLRP, pays up to $25,000 each year toward qualified educational loans of eligible veterinarians who agree to serve in a USDA-designated veterinary shortage situation for three years.
The Veterinary Services Grant Program, or VSGP, helps relieve veterinarian shortage situations and supports veterinary services through Rural Practice Enhancement, or RPE, grants.
By Joe Montgomery
K-State Division of Communications and Marketing