Education fund to award $100,000 to vet students

St. Simons Island, Ga.

-- The Simmons Education Fund (SEF) has that it increase the prize amounts it awards to veterinary students through its Business Aptitude Award Program to $100,000.

Last year, the first national winner of the program got $10,000 and a trip to the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas for the award presentation. This year, first prize will increase to $15,000, and regional prizes will increase from $2,000 to $3,000, according to SEF.

Third-year students are eligible to enter the award program, which aims to educate practitioners and students about the business of veterinary medicine.

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