VIN Foundation: 5th Annual Solutions for the Profession Competition

Calling ALL veterinary students!!!

Think you have innovative ideas and solutions to issues facing the veterinary medicine community?  Could you use an extra hand with school related expenses?  Look no further!  The VIN Foundation is holding their 5th Annual Solutions for the Profession Competition!

TOPIC: Diversity in the Veterinary Profession

In 1,000 words or less, please detail at least one of the following topics:

• What diversity challenges are currently faced by the profession, and what can be done to improve the situation?
• What steps is your veterinary school taking to address diversity challenges, and what solutions do you think would improve the situation?

DEADLINE: Competition is NOW OPEN and will close to submissions Sunday, February 28, 2021, 11:59pm PT.  Winners will be announced by April 30, 2021!

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:

• First Place: $3,000
• Second Place: $1,500
• Third Place: $1,000

Essays must be submitted online - CLICK HERE to get started!

PHCOC Underserved Areas Grant

Underserved Areas Grant 2020

SAVMA Public Health and Community Outreach Committee 

The Public Heath and Community Outreach Committee (PHCOC) is thrilled to announce that we will be awarding 2 stipends of $500 and 1 stipend of $1,000 each to retroactively reimburse SAVMA members for costs accrued during an externship completed between April 1st, 2020 and March 31st, 2021. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, the student must be a SAVMA member in good standing attending an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine. The application is due April 15th, 2021. 

Click here to apply, and contact Kara Valasek at savma.phcoc@gmail.com with any questions.

HUMAN ANIMAL BOND ASSOCIATION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

A huge thank you to Dr. Kimberly Pope-Robinson for sharing this scholarship opportunity with us!  This is an amazing way to express your passion for the Human-Animal Bond and maybe earn some scholarship funds!  Please see below for additional information. 

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Scholarship Opportunity: Graduate Studies in the Occupational Health and Safety of Animal Workers

Animal workers interact with animals in a wide range of settings ranging from veterinary clinics to farms, shelters, research laboratories, zoos, aquaria, markets, meat processing, and wildlife rehabilitation facilities. They face unique and important occupational health issues including exposure to zoonotic infectious diseases, allergens, and injury risks. Despite this, occupational health services to protect workers from such risks are often lacking.

The Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface (OHHAI) training program is an innovative program of the University of Washington Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS), in collaboration with the UW Center for One Health Research. The two-year OHHAI training program promotes a "One Health" approach to the occupational health and safety of animal workers. Funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is available for a limited number of OHHAI scholarships that include tuition and stipend for graduate study at either the masters or PhD level.

The due date for applications for Fall 2021-2022 admissions is December 1, 2020.

For more information, see our website at https://deohs.washington.edu/cohr/ohhai. For questions, please contact Vickie Ramirez at ramirezv@uw.edu.

The Human-Animal Bond Grant

Are you passionate about the human-animal bond? Have you been trying to come up with ways to emphasize the importance of it at your school? Read below to learn more about a funding opporunity for just that! Deadline approaching!

"The purpose of this AWESC Human-Animal Grant is to reimburse SAVMA members to initiate or sustain human-animal bond projects, defray expenses for special lectures on topics involving human-animal bond, and enhance the education of veterinary students in tangible ways related to the human-animal bond. The grant does NOT cover travel expenses for any mentioned about. The grant will provide 5 students with a total of $500 each. The application will be due October 31st, 2020 at 11:59pm. The winning participants will be notified November 20th, 2020.

Apply for this grant here.

Contact savma.awesc@gmail.com with any questions or concerns!"