The following scholarships and grants are sponsored by SAVMA and its committees throughout the year. All SCAVMA and affiliate members that have paid dues for the current year are eligible for these opportunities.
SAVMA
Intervet Call for Submissions
The editiors are looking for
submissions for Issue 3: You could win $$$ for your submission!
Here is what they are looking for:
All in a Day's Work: Any good
stories about jobs you took to help you get into vet school or road trips
to Symposium?
Forum Topics: Animal ownership vs. guardianship, what’s
your opinion?
Curriculum - What do you think of a generalized
curriculum vs. tracking?
Emerging Issues - What do you perceive as the
new emerging issues for veterinary medicine? Case Reports: Send us
interesting cases that you have seen/worked on as a student.
Creative
Corner: Any and all individual creative writing/ artwork/ photography/
music/ short video/ interpretive dance... you name it, we want to see
it!
Trivia: See the current issue for trivia questions!
Some other
topics strike your fancy? We’d love to hear about it!
Submissions are due February 20, 2005. Please send to gingrich@iastate.edu
All submission guidelines can be found in the current Intervet issue. Please direct questions to Elise Gingrich, editor.
AVMA Externship Stipend Program for Public and Corporate Student
Externships
The American Veterinary Medical Association offers
assistance to students seeking to broaden their education through
experiences outside private practice. The AVMA Externship Stipend Program
enhances the opportunity for students who are members of the SAVMA to
participate in externships in public and corporate employment settings.
The stipend program will provide $1000 stipends for up to five students
who complete externships in approved, public and corporate settings. Click
here for more information and complete instructions for applicants
(requires Adobe Acrobat reader). Deadline: February 15,
2005
Contact: Ms. Nancy Dering, Student Program
Coordinator
American Veterinary Medical Association
Schaumburg, IL
60173
(847) 925 -8070, ext. 6693
Multicultural Student Affairs Scholarship
Have you promoted
Multiculturalism or Diversity in your school or in your community? Apply
NOW! TWO $400 Scholarships Will Be Awarded!! ELIGIBILITY: You must be a
full-time veterinary student and a SCAVMA member in good standing.
Scholarship winners will be selected by the Multicultural Student Affairs
Committee at the SAVMA Symposium. Winners will be notified via email by
Friday, March 19, 2005. DEADLINE: Application must be POSTMARKED by
Friday, February 27, 2005. Contact: Shannon Clements
(c/o 2006)
Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Duck Pond
Dr.,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
shclemen@vt.edu
SAVMA Public Relations Grants (2)
Grants will be awarded to a
student/group that has advanced public awareness of the veterinary
profession and the vital role it can play within their community. Two
grants will be awarded each semester. Each award will be $200. PR grants
applications must be submitted by April 1 for spring semester.
Contact: savma_pr@yahoo.com
SAVMA Multicultural Student Affairs Committee Diversity Group
Grant
A student, a student run organization, or a group of students
who demonstrate financial need to hold an event are eligible to request
funding. The individual or group must explain the purpose of their event,
how it will promote diversity and multiculturalism, demonstrate effort in
exploring other means of funding, and provide a projected budget plan
describing how the money will be used. A total of five awards of two
hundred dollars each are available during the year. Completed forms
are due four weeks prior to the event, and should be emailed to
Devon Hague hague.19@osu.edu