Boiler Vet Camp
For those excited by science, who enjoy working with animals and would like to find out more about what it takes to become a veterinarian or veterinary technician, this program is just the ticket! Aspiring veterinary healthcare professionals will experience first-hand the fascinating world of veterinary medicine.
ATTENTION BOILER VET CAMPERS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND OUR CAMPS IN JUNE 2020 BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 CANCELLATION.
In June of 2021, we will host two sets of Boiler Vet Camps. We will host our traditionally scheduled Junior and Senior camps. In addition, we will host make-up camps (entitled Junior and Senior Boiler Vet Camp-Take 2 camps) for those campers who did not get to attend because of the COVID-19 cancellation. Only those campers who were previously admitted will be allowed to attend Take-2 camps.
If you were admitted to a 2020 camp and want to attend in 2021, please use the following link to initially register and hold you spot.
Junior and Senior Boiler Vet Camp-Take 2 Camps Initial Registration
For everyone else, you must use the regular online application form which is provided below.
Program Overview
The only camp of its kind in Indiana, Boiler Vet Camp gives want-to-be veterinarians or veterinary technicians the chance to live out their dreams. This camp is designed for students who are interested in becoming veterinary healthcare professionals and provides a preview into the real and vast fields of veterinary medicine. Students who attended a previous camp can not repeat the same camp.
Through presentations, demonstrations, laboratories, visits and in-depth, hands-on activities, students will discover what modern veterinary medicine is all about. Students will gain personal experience of what it is like to attend vet school and what it takes to become a veterinarian or veterinary technician through this seven day on-campus experience at one of the premier veterinary schools in the country. Students entering 8th and 9th grades are eligible to attend Jr. Camp and students entering the 10th, 11th, or 12th grades are eligible to attend the Sr. Camp. The minimum age required to attend Vet Camp is 12 years of age.
The application is now open. The Boiler Vet Camp application is now open and will remain open until February 1st at 11:59 p.m. EST. Boiler Vet Camp applicant decisions will be released at the end of February. Information will be sent via email to the email addresses listed in your application.
Senior Vet Camp Schedule
The seven-day Senior Camp cost is $1500 and it is open to students entering 10th, 11th, 12th grades in Fall 2021 - Camp is scheduled for June 20- 26, 2021. Learn more.
Junior Vet Camp Schedule
The seven-day Junior Camp cost $950 and it is open to students entering 8th - 9th grades in Fall 2021 - Camp is currently scheduled for June 13 - 19, 2021. Learn more.
Many partnering organizations have joined with the College of Veterinary Medicine to provide financial assistance for both camps. PARTIAL scholarships are available. Camp fees are all-inclusive for the hands-on in-residence camps.
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