MSD ANIMAL HEALTH / WORLD VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

VETERINARY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2021

APPLICATION FORM

Completed applications must be submitted by 15th May 2021, 12:00 pm (Brussels time) to wva_assistant@worldvet.org

The Veterinary Student scholarship program 2021 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 the academic year 2020-2021 at a recognized school of veterinary medicine in the country.
• Have 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 Other Prefer

not to
Family name say

Nationality *Please attached a copy of your ID/Passport.

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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:

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 2020 – 2021 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

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 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 (Maximum of 100

words).

Describe what the WVA/MSD

Scholarship program means to you and
how you would use the scholarship
money to support your study and/or
develop research or community projects
(Maximum of 200 words)

List three examples of your

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

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Write a summary about the role of
veterinarians in your society (maximum of
200 words).

Describe the challenges you think the

veterinary profession has faced during
the COVID pandemic? What have
veterinarians contributed to our ability
to manage the challenges of the
pandemic? (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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