Completing the FAFSA

All students applying for Veterinary Medicine aid must complete the FAFSA. For full consideration for the programs below, submit yours by our preferential filing date of March 15th. Funds will be awarded based on availability.

Veterinary Medicine Loan Programs

Financial aid for graduate and professional students is typically limited to loans. See our loan section for information on Federal Direct Loans and maximum annual limits.

Special Veterinary Medicine Financial Aid Programs

Veterinary Medicine students may be requested to provide parental information in order to be considered for any of the programs by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. OSFA will reach out to potentially eligible students, and if interested, students must provide parental income and asset information regardless of dependency status. Failure to submit parental information will make you ineligible for these programs. 

Loan for Disadvantaged Students (LDS)

Any student enrolled full-time who meets the federal definition of coming from a disadvantaged environment is eligible to be considered for this loan. This loan has a 5 percent annual interest rate, which is deferred while the student is enrolled.

Health Professions Student Loans (HPSL)

Veterinary Medicine students who are enrolled full-time with proven financial need are eligible to be considered for this loan. This loan has a 5 percent annual interest rate, which is deferred while the student is enrolled.