AABP Student Membership

Student members shall be veterinary students at AVMA accredited colleges of veterinary medicine. Students may form affilliated student chapters. Dues for student members are $20.00 US per year.

Benefits to student members of AABP

• Dues of only $20 per year
• Free registration at AABP’s Annual Conference
• Dues are only $20 for the first year following graduation
• Free conference registration at one meeting within the first three years after graduation
• Students receive the newsletter electronically and hard copies of all of AABP’s other publications (Proceedings, Bovine Practitioner)
• Eligibility to apply for the Amstutz Scholarship ($2,000 per award in 2006)
• Eligibility to apply for the Student Externship Program (up to $500 per award)
• Eligibility for the AABP Education Fund Grant (up to $500 per award)
• Eligibility for the AABP/Schering-Plough Student Recognition Award (currently, $1500 per award)
• Student chapters are eligible to apply for $500 grants from AABP to fund chapter-sponsored events, speakers, etc. The local faculty representative requests approval from the District Director to allow disbursement of these chapter grants.
• Eligibility to compete in the Student Case Presentation Competition ($1500 first place, $1000 second place and $500 for third place). Each case competition participant (11 total) receives $500 to defray travel and housing expenses.
• Subscription to AABP-L, a world-wide electronic listserve/discussion group for food animal practitioners
• Access to the AABP’s online job database, where members post job opportunities and resumes