MSD ANIMAL HEALTH / WORLD VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

VETERINARY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2020

APPLICATION FORM

Completed applications must be submitted by 15th March 2020, 12:00 pm (Brussels time) to wva_assistant@worldvet.org

The Veterinary Student scholarship program 2020 is open to veterinary students who:

• Have not been recipients of any previous MSD Animal Health/WVA scholarship.
• Are citizens of one of the countries under the grant coverage.
• Are currently registered for academic year 2019-2020 at a recognized school of veterinary medicine in the
country.
• Have successfully completed all first-year exams.
• Are registered in a second - or third-year year veterinary program (or equivalent if the program is longer
than 4 years).
• Please note that first and final year students are not eligible candidates for this scholarship program.

Applications must include all the requested documentation and must be sent in one document as PDF.

Information about the candidate for the student scholarship program

First name F M

Family name

Nationality

*Please attached a copy of your ID/Passport.

Full home address

Email address

Telephone/Mobile Number
(+country code)

Veterinary Faculty Information Name of the faculty of veterinary medicine:

(the school must be recognized in the
country).

Name of the current dean of the veterinary faculty:

Full address and phone number of the faculty:

www.worldvet.org
 Link (URL) to the Faculty website:

Veterinary field of interest Companion animal/equine, production animal/aquaculture/poultry, wild

animals, etc.:

Education information Please provide the following documents:

1. *A certificate from your university regarding your registration for the

2019 – 2020 academic year (including date and official stamp)

2. *A declaration regarding your current academic status signed by the

school secretariat (click here to download the declaration form).

3. *A certificate of accomplishment for your first year exams (or a certificate

that you have passed all courses in the equivalent academic period).

Support letters Please provide *two letters of recommendation. One from your Dean and
one from another professor of choice who can describe your:

1) strengths;
2) current education level and progress;
3) financial need;
4) non-curricular/course activities you have been involved with;
5) potential to advance veterinary medicine in the future.

The support letters must be sent on letterhead of the veterinary faculty

including the date and official stamp.

* Requested document must be provided.

General Questions
Describe why you chose to study
Veterinary Medicine. (maximum of 100 words).

Describe your career goals and what you

are doing to prepare yourself for your
future career as a veterinarian. (Maximum
of 100 words).

Describe what the WVA/MSD

Scholarship program means to you.
(Maximum of 100 words)

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List three examples of your
contributions to your faculty,
community, animals etc. related to the
veterinary profession (maximum of 100 words).

Write a short theme about the role of

veterinarians in your society (maximum of
200 words).

Describe the challenges that you think

the veterinary profession will face in the
next 20 years. (maximum of 200 words).

Incomplete nominations and nominations received after the deadline

will be automatically rejected.

MSD Animal Health and the World Veterinary Association encourage qualified
students to submit their applications and wish success to all the candidates.

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