Criteria: For strong interest in food animal medicine, preferably in the area of swine; financial need is a secondary consideration.

Criteria: For a native of Lake County with financial need and good academic standing.

Criteria: For a second- or third-year student in the upper quartile of their class.

Criteria: For current membership in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association and the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association, with demonstrated exemplary service and leadership in any of the student organizations and good academic standing.

Criteria: For meritorious students with financial need who has contributed 50 hours of volunteer service.

Criteria: For demonstrated superior achievement in dermatology.

Criteria: For demonstrated superior achievement in internal medicine.

Criteria: For a third- or fourth-year student of good character, good communication skills, academic achievement, and submitted proposal for a research project that would benefit dogs and cats.

Criteria: For academic merit and financial need.

Criteria: For excellence in professional studies and distinguished leadership in the Illinois Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association or other constituent groups.

Criteria: For a third-year student interested in practicing large or mixed animal medicine in a rural environment.

Criteria: For a well-rounded student in good academic standing with financial need who is pursuing a career in practice and is a resident of Tazewell or Woodford County, the city of Peoria, or the Mississippi Valley region.

Criteria: For a student who participates in the Illinois Food Animal Reproduction, Medicine, and Surgery program.

Criteria: For exceptional performance in the clinical ophthalmology rotation.

Criteria: For a student with demonstrated interest in small animal medicine, who is a member of student groups and whose resume reflects past work in a veterinary clinic.

Criteria: For a veterinary student in good academic standing.

Criteria: For a resident of DuPage County with a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

Criteria: Native of Coles, Effingham, or Fayette County. Interest in small animals, with preference given to the interest are of dogs.

Criteria: For a student with a solid foundation in basic sciences; a questioning mind; a work ethic reflecting perseverance, self-reliance, and initiative; a willingness to accept responsibility in the face of financial need; and collegiality and a positive attitude. The student must have current membership in the Illinois Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Criteria: Recipients shall have a high level of financial need and preference shall be given to students who are US citizens or permanent residents from the State of Illinois.

Criteria: For a student who demonstrates record or strong potential in support of LGBTQ activism. Small animal and shelter medicine focus.

Criteria: Scholarships in the unit.

Criteria: For a student interested in small animal medicine and surgery and who has been a member of the Illinois Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association for two years and is in good academic standing.

Criteria: For a student who has contributed significantly to the care and quality of life of the Wildlife Medical Clinic resident educational animals.

Criteria: For a student in good academic standing with high financial need.

Criteria: For a student who exemplifies the ability to show compassion in effectively dealing with the bond that exists between small animal companions and the owners.

Criteria: For students who demonstrate an interest in early mentoring in a 24-hour full-service facility with the goal of setting up, shadowing and learning in a real-world environment.

Criteria: For a native or resident of McHenry County with financial need.

Criteria: For a student with excellent leadership qualities who exhibits potential of good surgical skills, has excellent abilities in communicating with clients, is respected by classmates, and exhibits sensitivity and compassion for the wellness of all living creatures.

Criteria: For a female student who is a resident of Illinois with an interest in small animals and demonstrated financial need.

Criteria: For a student who demonstrates excellence and a strong interest in companion animal nutrition.

Criteria: For an equine-focused fourth-year student who intends to pursue equine medicine, ideally in private practice.

Criteria: For a member of the Omega Tau Sigma veterinary fraternity based upon an essay describing how he or she has personally demonstrated the spirit of OTS.

Criteria: For demonstrated compassion when interacting with clients of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, leadership and communication skills, and a strong interest in the human-animal bond.

Criteria: For demonstrated financial need and academic merit. Scholarship can be renewable for recipients who remain in good standing.

Criteria: For a student with financial need who is pursuing a career in small animal medicine; preference is given to minority students as well as those with experience at a humane society or animal shelter.

Criteria: For a resident of Madison, St. Clair, Jersey, or Macoupin counties who has shown satisfactory academic progress and who plans to enter small animal practice.