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Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Student Award

The Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award for Veterinary Students Award, highlights and underscores the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholar program mission of exposing veterinary students to biomedical research and potential research career paths.

The 2027 award recipient will receive $1,500 cash, be recognized at the 2027 Veterinary Scholars Symposium and if applicable will receive a travel stipend to present their work in a video at the Symposium.

This award is open to veterinary students who participated in the summer scholar program, attended the national Veterinary Scholars Symposium, presented their work in the form of a poster, and completed their proposed project work plan by December 30th 2026.

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Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Student Award

The Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award for Veterinary Students Award, highlights and underscores the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholar program mission of exposing veterinary students to biomedical research and potential research career paths.

The 2027 award recipient will receive $1,500 cash, be recognized at the 2027 Veterinary Scholars Symposium and if applicable will receive a travel stipend to present their work in a video at the Symposium.

This award is open to veterinary students who participated in the summer scholar program, attended the national Veterinary Scholars Symposium, presented their work in the form of a poster, and completed their proposed project work plan by December 30th 2026.

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2026 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Student Award

Isha Chauhan is a DVM/PhD student at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She was awarded the 2026 Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award for Veterinary Students for her work on early equine pregnancy loss. This award-winning research builds on Isha’s undergraduate research portfolio, which laid the groundwork for her interest in exploring research topics related to the interconnection between human and animal health. The Veterinary Scholars Program fueled Isha’s enthusiasm in her pursuit of a degree as a dual veterinary scientist and facilitated her professional growth inside and outside the lab. 

Learn more about Isha's research

2026 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Student Award

Isha Chauhan is a DVM/PhD student at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She was awarded the 2026 Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award for Veterinary Students for her work on early equine pregnancy loss. This award-winning research builds on Isha’s undergraduate research portfolio, which laid the groundwork for her interest in exploring research topics related to the interconnection between human and animal health. The Veterinary Scholars Program fueled Isha’s enthusiasm in her pursuit of a degree as a dual veterinary scientist and facilitated her professional growth inside and outside the lab. 

Learn more about Isha's research
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Award Requirements:

 1) A summary of the Scholar's 2026 (only) work in manuscript format,

(2) A letter from the Scholar highlighting their experiences from the summer research and committing to attend the 2027 Veterinary Symposium to present their work in a video

(3) A letter of recommendation from the Principal Investigator who mentored the student during the summer, and

(4) A letter of recommendation from the BIVSP Program Director of your university.

 Please submit applications electronically. Applications must be received by December 30, 2026.

 Hard copy submissions will not be accepted. Application requirements should be combined into one PDF. 

2027 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Student Award

Award criteria:

The Scholar, regardless of funding source, has met the criteria to be selected as a summer scholar in line with the program mission and will submit data from the 2026 summer work only.

The Scholar attended the 2027 Veterinary Scholars Symposium and presented their work in the form of a poster.

The Scholar completed the 2026 proposed project work plan as agreed with their Principal Investigator. Individual projects should include a testable hypothesis, specific objectives, description of research, and interpretation/discussion of data and findings in the form of an abstract and/or poster. Demonstration of the use of biomedical research skills in specialty fields is desirable.

The award is also open to international BIVSP scholars. 

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