MANHATTAN — A new scholarship program in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University will help address shortages of rural veterinarians while increasing overall access to veterinary education.The college recently received a nearly $250,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, to create the Rural and Underrepresented Scholarship for Hopeful Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students, or RUSH DVM, program.“With these scholarships, we can recruit, engage, retain, mentor and train committed underrepresented scholars resulting in DVM degrees at K-State College of Veterinary Medicine,” Callie Rost, associate dean of admissions, said.