WILSON-HOOPER VETERINARY MEDICINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: Created in the memory of Jane Wilson Hooper and Colonel Philip L. Hooper, the goal of the Wilson-Hooper Veterinary Assistance Program is to identify and assist young qualified people who love animals and who posses the desire and ability to pursue learning how to care for those animals in the best way possible.

Eligibility:

• Pursuing a degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Veterinary Technology (Associate of Applied Science Degree)
• Enrolled full-time in a nationally accredited college or university in the U.S.
• Must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group OR provide documentation of ancestry to possession of one-fourth degree Indian blood of a federally recognized tribe.
• Maintain a B average
• Awards are merit-based
• Opportunity for multi-year funding

Note: All applicants are required to submit a Tribal Eligibility Certificate (TEC) and Financial Needs Form (FNF)which is always available at www.aigcs.org where you may also review the AIGC Online Application Instructions. Full Online Application Instructions should be reviewed throughout the application process.

All applicants are notified by email via FELLOWSHIPS@AIGCS.ORG of award or denial. No information will be provided via telephone. If awarded, you will receive information regarding further instructions and additional required verifying documents

please contact American Indian Graduate Center for questions.