Prospective Student Application Form

Before starting, please review the application requirements.

The prospective student deadline is September 15th by 8:59 pm PST.

Name

Current Date

Anticipated Matriculation Term - Fall Semester (enter year)

VMCAS ID

*Please note that only applicants with completed applications (submitted via VMCAS) to the DVM program and meet the criteria for consideration of the VSTP program will be reviewed.

Prospective Students

Admitted VSTP students will apply to their PhD program(s) of interest at the beginning of their second DVM year (V2).

Please indicate which graduate group(s)/program(s) most closely align with your research interests and up to 6 faculty members you would be interested in working with for your PhD research. The choices you list in your application are not binding and may change as your research interests evolve.

A complete list of graduate programs can be found on the Graduate Studies website.

Application Date for the above PhD program (Month/Day/Year)

Intended Area of Specialization (list words or phrases to describe current research interests)

Research Summary - List all your research experiences (dates, name of institution, time commitment (total hours worked), and mentor).

Example: 9/1/23 – 5/1/25, UC Davis, 780 hours, Dr. Bethany Cummings

VSTP applicants are REQUIRED to submit 3 VMCAS letters of recommendation (LOR) for the DVM program, and a minimum of 2 additional letters of recommendation from research scientists that address your research potential. We will accept a maximum of 6 letters.
List the names of your recommenders and their email addresses in the fields below (e.g. Dr. Bethany Cummings, [email protected]).

DVM LOR1

DVM LOR2

DVM LOR3

VSTP LOR 1

VSTP LOR 2

Optional LOR

Statement of Intent

VSTP program statement of intent (7,500 character limit, including spaces). The statement should include your research background, interests, research experience, reasons for pursuing a dual degree program, and contributions to community. For contributions to community, you may include any community service or outreach activities; opportunities relevant to your academic journey; and/or how you envision contributing to community with your DVM/PhD.

File Upload - Submit a resume or curriculum vitae and list any publications (accepted, submitted, or in review.)

One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.

File Upload - Undergraduate Transcript

File Upload - Postgrad Training (Postbacc, MS, certificate, etc)