Scholarships available for budding fish vets.

2013 Veterinary Student/New Graduate Scholarship Program

 

Applications for 2013 Scholarships are now open.

ALL application materials must be submitted by May 15, 2013.

Scholarship Award Intent & Criteria 

Awards will be made to WAVMA/SAVMA Members in good standing based on academic merit, past involvement in aquatic veterinary medicine, and the likelihood that the applicant will continue a career in private veterinary practice and provide aquatic veterinary services to clients. Awardees will provide a written report for possible publication in the WAVMA Newsletter within 30 days after completion of the meeting or project and, when possible, awardees are expected to give a presentation about their scholarship experience to veterinary students.

Awards are intended to support involvement and aquatic veterinary education of:

• ·        Students enrolled in a recognized academic program leading to a veterinary degree;
• ·        Graduate veterinarians enrolled in recognized post-graduate veterinary education programs; or,
• ·        Veterinarians who have graduated within the previous 24 months and are in private practice.

Scholarships may be used to offset personal costs for:

• ·        Travel, accommodation or registration at aquatic veterinary conferences, symposia and other continuing education and professional development (CEPD) meetings, including on-line aquatic CEPD;
• ·        Travel, accommodation and other activities directly associated with externships that expose veterinary students to clinical aquatic veterinary medicine;
• ·        Equipment and supplies needed for aquatic veterinary research projects not funded by other financial sources.

For more information and to apply, go to http://www.wavma.org/scholarships.

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A. David Scarfe PhD, DVM, MRSSAf

Assistant Director, Scientific Activities Division

American Veterinary Medical Association

1931 N. Meacham Rd., Suite 100

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Direct phone: (847) 285-6634

Fax: (847) 925-9329

(800) 248-2862 Ext 6634

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