MSD ANIMAL HEALTH / WORLD VETERINARY ASSOCIATION VETERINARY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2017
MSD Animal Health and the World Veterinary Association ( WVA ) are delighted to announce the 2017 Veterinary Student Scholarship Program which is dedicated to veterinary students from four world regions with the aim of enhancing their academic experience .
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 .
Eligibility requirements for students :
• 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 .
The application can be downloaded by clicking on the following link : English , French and Spanish .
Deadline for submission Completed application must be submitted by 1 st January 2018 , 12:00 pm ( Brussels time ) to secretriat @ worldvet . org or to :
Dr . Zeev Noga Veterinar y Policy Officer World Veterinary Association ( WVA ) Avenue de Tervueren 12 B-1040 Brussels , Belgium
Please note that incomplete nominations and nominations received after the deadline will be automatically r ejected .
MSD Animal Health and the World Veterinary Association are encouraging qualified students to submit their applications and wish a success to all the candidates .
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