(WVA) Veterinary Student Scholarship Program for Students from Developing Countries 2018

Application Deadline: 1st January 2018, 12:00 pm (Brussels time)

Eligible Countries: Countries in Latin America, Africa, North Africa/Middle East and Asia/Oceania.

To Be Taken At (Country): Belgium

About the Award: Based on the successful deliverance of the MSD Animal Health/WVA Veterinary Student Scholarship Program 2016, MSD Animal Health and WVA agreed to continue the good collaborations and to launch the Veterinary Student Scholarship Program 2017 to include 41 scholarships of US 5000$ (of a total of $205,000) to be delivered to selected students from countries in the regions of Latin America (16 grants), Africa (10 grants), North Africa/Middle East (10 grants) and Asia/Oceania (5 grants) by mid-2018.

Field of Study: Veterinary Medicine

Type: Masters

Eligibility: 

• Citizen of one of the countries under the grant coverage.
• Second or Third year veterinary students (accomplishment of first year exams).
• Currently enrolled and in good standing at a recognized school of veterinary medicine in their country.

The applications (in English, French and Spanish) will be reviewed by the WVA Review Committee. The announcement of the selected students will be done during the World Veterinary Association Congress in Barcelona, Spain between 5 and 8 May 2018

Number of Awards: 41

• Latin America (16 grants),
• Africa (10 grants),
• North Africa/Middle East (10 grants) and
• Asia/Oceania (5 grants).

Value of Award:  US 5000$ each

How to Apply: Completed application must be submitted by 1st January 2018, 12:00 pm (Brussels time) tosecretriat@worldvet.org or to:

Dr. Zeev Noga
Veterinary Policy Officer
World Veterinary Association (WVA)
Avenue de Tervueren 12
B-1040 Brussels , Belgium

The application can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: English, French and Spanish.

Visit the Program Webpage for Details

Award Providers: World Veterinary Association (WVA)