ASLAP AALAS Travel Award Program
This program is intended to highlight the practice of laboratory animal medicine by providing support for veterinary students and laboratory animal medicine residents/trainees who demonstrate outstanding potential in the field to attend the National AALAS meeting.
Nominations from the national ASLAP membership, including self-nominations, must be received by June 1. Nomination packets must be submitted electronically to aslap-info@aslap.org. Incomplete or late applications will not be evaluated. Recipients must be a current veterinary student or resident/trainee at the time of the National AALAS conference and cannot have been previous recipients of the ASLAP AALAS Travel Award.
To be eligible, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
1. Applicants must be members of the Student Chapter of ASLAP at their respective college or school or a current member of the national ASLAP organization.
2. Applicants must be a Student AVMA or AVMA member.
3. Applicants must be in good standing with their College or School of Veterinary Medicine or affiliated residency institution.
4. A student/resident may receive the award once.
5. The following individuals are not eligible to receive an ASLAP Veterinary Student Award:
a. Immediate family members of current members of the ASLAP Veterinary Student Liaison Committee (VSLC)
b. Immediate family members of current members of the ASLAP Board of Directors
c. Substantial (greater than $500) contributors to the ASLAP Foundation, or immediate family members of substantial contributors.
Nomination packets must include:
1. ASLAP AALAS Travel Award Nomination form ( Student application, Resident Application)
2. A current CV including contact information
3. An essay of up to 500 words describing their interest in laboratory animal medicine, participation in activities related to laboratory animal medicine, and how attendance at the meeting will benefit their future career goals. Applicants should include information on poster/presentation potential if applicable.
4. A letter of support from the liaison or residency/training program director
5. A detailed estimate of expenses not to exceed $1,500
The committee rank the applicants. The top 6 candidates are selected as winners, 3 students, & 3 residents. Candidates will be notified by July 1 if they have won.
2025 ASLAP Veterinary Student Award Program (VSAP) Winners!
Congratulations to the 2025 ASLAP Veterinary Student Award Winners:
- Katy Black
- Christina Camson
- Frank Leitgab
- Samantha Likar
- Yifan Shen