The Foundation's sizable grants are primarily awarded to worthwhile animal health research projects at various universities and colleges. Some recipients of the grants are: Comparative Oncology Unit and the Animal Tumor Center of the Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado, Dr. Stephen J. Withrow, DVM, Chief, Clinical Oncology Service; University of Wisconsin, Veterinary Teaching Hospital Cancer Tumor Research Program, Madison, Wisconsin; Louisiana State University, Companion Animal Fund, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Auburn University Labrador Retriever Muscular Dystrophy Fund, Auburn, Alabama; Texas A & M University Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Anesthesiology Research Program, Bryan-College Station, Texas; The National Association for Search and Rescue Dogs; The University of North Carolina Canine Soft Tissue Cancer Research Program and Michigan State University for Characterization of Colonic Microbial Ecology.

    Recommendations for the grants are received from the HRC Membership for consideration and are determined by the Foundation President and it's Board of Directors at the annual National Board of Directors Meeting of HRC, Inc.

    Additionally, minimums of five educational scholarships are awarded to HRC Members or the legal dependent of an HRC Member, each year. The Guidelines for a scholarship are:

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS are published in the December/January issues of the Hunting Retriever Club magazine.

To contribute to the HRC Memorial/Honor Program click HERE for a contribution form.