Why Your Support Matters

At the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, we are passionate about improving and protecting the lives of animals and people through superior education, transformational research, and compassionate care. You can fuel our pursuit of excellence in animal and human health by being a part of our audacious plan for growth.  

This LSU Giving Day, your gift will strengthen the winning teams that drive LSU School of Veterinary Medicine forward. Thank you for your support! 

Impact Areas

Your generosity on LSU Giving Day impacts the following priority initiatives:

1. Philanthropic Partners Fund

Healthcare is rapidly changing. As a leading educator of future veterinarians and biomedical research scientists, LSU Vet Med must remain agile to keep pace. Gifts to our Philanthropic Partners Fund provide the flexibility that is essential to meet the shifting needs of veterinary medicine and research. The fund provides key support for faculty and students, including medical equipment, new and upgraded learning spaces, clinic and laboratory expansion, special educational programs, outreach, and much more.

2. School of Veterinary Medicine's General Scholarship/Award Fund

When you give to our Student Scholarship Fund you are supporting the emerging veterinarians who will serve a world that needs more veterinarians. Thanks to the generosity of alumni, private citizens, organizations, and people like you, LSU Vet Med awards thousands of dollars in scholarships each year. Scholarships cover an array of criteria including academic excellence, academic or clinical interests, place of origin, financial need, and school and community activities. When you invest in a student at LSU Vet Med, you are investing in a healthy future for animals and their people.

3. LSU Vet Med Capital Projects Support Fund

A gift to the LSU Vet Med Capital Projects Support Fund fuels the expansion of our veterinary campus facilities to keep pace with the ever-changing healthcare field.