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Adventures in Veterinary Medicine 2017

Family Financial Aid Application

POSTMARK DEADLINE: Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The Adventures in Veterinary Medicine program has limited funds to provide some degree of financial

assistance to families who are considered financially disadvantaged. An individual from a disadvantaged

background is one who comes from a “low-income family or household.” Disadvantaged situations are

determined by using economic, educational, and cultural factors. Other criteria taken into consideration in

determining eligibility are family size, income, assets, expenses, and discretionary spending.

Assistance is entirely need-based, and we are not able to honor all requests. Typical awards range from

20%–40% of the tuition cost, and eligible admitted applicants are required to pay their portion of the

remaining tuition. AVM Admission decisions are made independently of financial aid decisions. Middle

school students are not eligible for financial aid.

EQUIRED

OCUMENTS

Please use this checklist, and include it with your financial aid application.

 2015 SIGNED federal income tax forms for both parents/guardians

 W-2 Forms for both parents/guardians

 2015 SIGNED federal income tax forms for student (if applicable)

 W-2 Forms for student (if applicable)

 Completed two-page AVM Financial Aid Application (see attached)

 Personal statement

Please note that we will require financial aid applications and supporting tax documents from BOTH

(custodial & noncustodial) sets of parents in order for your application to be considered. Every

applicant, regardless of age, must provide full documentation for both parents/guardians, with the

following exceptions.

• For applicants who have five consecutive years of financial independence from both

parents/guardians, we require a signed and notarized affidavit that the applicant receives no

financial assistance from the parents/guardians. If this applies to you, please contact our office to

discuss the required documentation.

• If you are unable to provide data for a parent due to estrangement, you must complete a waiver

request form to submit with your application. In most cases, the estrangement would be defined as

being long-term and permanent in nature and applicable to all areas of your relationship. If this

applies to you, please contact our office to discuss the required documentation.

Along with the tax information, we also require a personal statement in the form of an essay that explains

why you should be considered for financial assistance. Please keep your essay to one page and include your

name and your session. Also be sure to include information as to how you will finance the rest of the tuition.

If you are a college student, please provide us with information on how you are funding your college

education (i.e. scholarships, work-study, etc.).

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