Beginning January 2026 VSTONE's Scholarship Applications can be filled out online. Please visit the Online Scholarship Applications page on this website.
If you prefer to fill out the application using a physical form you can download applications using the links at the end of the scholarship descriptions below.
All applicants must be enrolled in programs located in the United States, Canada, or US Territories. All applications due on February 1. Awards are given out the following spring.
Who Qualifies as a New England Resident?
Applicants are considered to be from New England if they graduated from a public high school located in one of the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont), or if they were a resident of a New England state for 5 continuous years preceding the date of admission to veterinary school.
VSTONE Scholar Award
We are currently accepting applications from Final year (4th year of 4 year programs or 5th year of 5 year programs) veterinary students for the VSTONE Scholar Awards. Each year we will select a Final year Veterinary student from each of the 6 New England States to receive a $5000 VSTONE Scholar Award. Applicants must submit a general application as well as references, transcripts and an essay as indicated on the VSTONE Scholar application by February 1st of their final year of veterinary school. The awards will be given out in April. Applicants must be New England residents, must attend an AVMA accredited veterinary school or college and must intend to return to New England after graduation. Applicants not selected as VSTONE Scholars will be eligible for smaller book awards as funding allows. Download VSTONE Scholar Award Application.
Mosher Award Application
Dr. Mosher obtained his veterinary degree in 1962 at the University of Pennsylvania. He then began working towards his PhD in pathology while in the army. He completed his PhD at the University of Connecticut in 1968. He began a career which started at Merck and culminated when he retired in 1998 as chief veterinary pathologist at McNeil Laboratory. Dr. Mosher passed in 2014; his family has graciously created this generous award in his honor.
This annual award of $8,000.00 is to be given to an individual pursuing an advanced degree or board accreditation in Veterinary Pathology. Applicants can be senior students in an AVMA accredited veterinary school who have been accepted into a veterinary pathology residency, veterinarians who are currently in a pathology residency or individuals who are pursuing a doctorate in veterinary pathology.
Preference will be given to individuals with a history of New England residency. Download VSTONE Mosher Award Application.
Four Legs or Two Scholarship Application
This annual award of $1,000.00 is from an endowed scholarship created by Dr. J Clyde Johnson. Applicants for this scholarship must be a resident or an intern at an AVMA or AAEP recognized university or clinic equine program. Veterinarians that have been accepted into a qualified program are also eligible to apply. Applicants may apply up to 4 times for this scholarship. The student’s academic success and demonstration of a strong desire to improve the quality of equine veterinary medicine in New England will be considered. Download Four Legs or Two Scholarship Application.
Joel M. Woolfson Memorial Scholarship Application
This scholarship fund was established in 2016 by his colleagues, family and friends to honor and preserve the memory of a truly amazing veterinarian, dedicated surgeon, mentor to all who knew him and humanitarian. We tragically lost Joel to suicide in the fall of 2015. This endowed scholarship is intended to honor his life and legacy, but also serves to shine a light on the alarming statistics regarding the high rate of suicide in the veterinary profession.
Joel was a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. His skill as a surgeon saved or enhanced the lives of countless patients. His compassion and care for those who could not speak for themselves was limitless. Never motivated by money, he quietly offered his exemplary surgical skills at little or no cost for stray or shelter animals as well as for the animals belonging to his veterinary colleagues and their support staff. To all of us who knew him, he truly was a hero.
This scholarship will provide financial assistance to a senior veterinary student, intern or resident who has demonstrated a passion for and excellence in the fields or either surgery or shelter medicine. The ideal candidate will exhibit the dedication and compassion which were so integral to Joel’s character. Download Joel M. Woolfson Memorial Scholarship Application.
General Scholarship Application - Book Awards
We are accepting general scholarship applications for Book Awards. Second, Third- and Fourth-year students submitting applications by February 1, 2026 will be eligible for book awards given in the spring of the same year. Download VSTONE General Scholarship/Book Award Application.