The School of Veterinary Medicine will provide student merit scholarships through a new partnership with a national organization.
Penn Vet announced its collaboration with the Stamps Scholars Program last week — an initiative that will help support the full cost of attendance for selected fellows. Students pursuing the Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris — or associated Ph.D. — in 2026-27 will be eligible for the multi-year scholarship.
In a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, a Penn Vet spokesperson wrote that there is a “natural alignment” between the initiative and the school.
“This new partnership reflects a mutual interest in expanding opportunities for students and strengthening the pipeline of talent entering the veterinary profession,” the spokesperson added.
Penn Vet will nominate candidates of the “highest merit” to receive full tuition aid for up to four years — or designated years for students in the Ph.D. program — and will have access to “high-impact educational experiences.” Such opportunities will include research projects, internships, and study abroad opportunities.
The program, founded in 2006 by E. Roe and Penny Stamps, partners with undergraduate and graduate institutions to provide annual awards — the cost of which it shares evenly with its partner schools. Penn Vet is one of the first graduate schools to partner with the initiative, according to a release.
Mary Snow, the executive director of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, told the DP that the foundation is “really excited about this partnership” with Penn Vet.
“We believe in the power of funding scholarships for wonderful students — and building upon the Stamps family’s love of animals,” she added. “It was a natural step that we wanted to look towards funding a top veterinary program,” Snow said.
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According to the Penn Vet spokesperson, the fellow selection process is “still being finalized,” but will identify students who “demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and a strong commitment to service.”
According to Snow, two VMD students and three VMD-PhD students will be supported by the Stamps Scholars Program starting in fall 2026.
Snow added that the program has collaborated with several members of the Penn team.
“The folks we were able to meet and work with, including Dean Hoffman, they’ve just been wonderful,” she said.
In the March 25 release, Penn Vet Dean Andrew Hoffman wrote that Stamps fellows will “not only thrive at Penn Vet but also advance animal and human health and lead meaningful change worldwide.”
The Stamps Scholars Program joins several other opportunities currently available to Penn Vet students — including over 190 active scholarships that awarded a total of $3.2 million last year.
Penn Vet is the second Ivy League institution — after Dartmouth College — to partner with the scholarship program.
