Prospective Students

• Info for Prospective Students
• Admission Information
• Program Costs & Financial Support
• Class Schedule - Current UCD Students Only

Program Costs & Financial Support

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for completing the MPVM Program in 2012-13 is $38,140 (California resident) and $50,385 (non-California resident). Costs for students in a two-year program are approximately double those described below. Budgets are adjusted on an annual basis.

Mandatory sytemwide and campus-based fees are subject to gubernatorial, legislative, Regental and/or campus action and may change without notice.

Actual fees may not be known until just before the start of the new academic year. The fees include a projected $2,280 premium for mandatory student health insurance, which may be waived if the student shows evidence of non-campus coverage. For current veterinary medicine student fee information, visit the UC Davis Budget and Institutional Analysis website.

* International students:  Under Internal Revenue Service Code 1441 scholarship or fellowship payment may be subject to nonresident alien withholding tax. 

Under the Internal Revenue Service Code Section 1441, the University as a withholding agent is required to withhold and report any payment made from U.S. source to a foreign person.  Any portion of a scholarship or fellowship payment to a nonresident alien which does not constitute a qualified scholarship must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1042-S and is subject to nonresident alien withholding tax.  {The amount of withholding tax may vary depending on student visa type.}

The United States has income tax treaties with a number of foreign countries under which residents of those countries are taxed at a reduced rate or are exempt from U.S. income taxes on certain payments received from within the United States. If the income tax treaty with a certain foreign country contains the provision of scholarship article, the nonresident alien student from that foreign country may be able to reduce or eliminate his U.S. tax obligation.  To be able to receive the benefit of the treaty, the nonresident alien student must complete IRS Form W-8BEN and submit it to Student Accounting by the indicated deadline. For further U.S. nonresident tax information, refer to the Student Accounting Office web site.

 Fellowships and Grants: A fellowship or grant is gift aid that does not have to be repaid. The School of Veterinary Medicine offers the following support:

• Fellowships up to $15,000 are awarded on a competitive basis to eligible international students enrolling in the program. The Admissions/Student Affairs Committee selects the recipients, and there is no separate application for these fellowships.
• Fellowships up to $10,000 are awarded annually to UC Davis DVM/MPVM dual degree students entering the MPVM program. Students are invited to apply, and decisions are made by the Admissions/Student Affairs Committee.
• GSSP (Graduate Student Support Program) offers scholarships to graduate students (MPVM, MPH, MS, PhD) on a competitive basis. All current students and applicants to the MPVM Program are eligible to apply for the GSSP. Click here to download application.
• One or more fellowships for research project expenses are awarded in Winter Quarter. Students are invited to apply, and decisions are made by the Admissions/Student Affairs Committee.
• Fee grants are awarded to students enrolled in the MPVM Program. The 2012-13 fee grant maximum amount is $1,900 per student; future years award amount may vary

Fellowship recipients must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the MPVM curricula. Financial support will be discontinued upon failure of the fellow to fulfill criteria indicating appropriate and satisfactory progress.