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IVSA SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICANTS The IVSA Scholarship project is to provide a fund allowing students, who would otherwise not be able to afford it, to see practice abroad. The scholarship can also be given to an IVSA member, who needs financial support to attend IVSA´s annual Congress or Symposium. The applicant will receive reimbursment for any expenses felt appropriate by the ExCo (up to the maximum decided on the annual budget – the max amount for 2010 is 1000 Euro). All bills should be handed in to the ExCo. Decisions on the receiver of the scholarship will be made at the annual Symposium (November), with the deadline for applications being the 3rd of December 2010. General informations and exchange arrangements A student can only be supported once, and must be an IVSA member. There can be no retrospective applications. The EO’s of the country chosen for the exchange will be requested to find one or several veterinarians, who would be willing to host the applicant. These vets can be in different fields: one small animal and one large animal (or mixed) and should be willing to cover all accommodation expenses, preferably by hosting the student with themselves or a member of their staff. The applicant must submit a report after the exchange. Application Procedure The EO of the applicant’s country should help him or her with all the procedures. The applicant must be able to show, that he or she conform to the following conditions:
* 1. Be an IVSA Member * 2. Be a fluent speaker of English, French, Spanish or the native language of the country chosen for the exchange. * 3. The applicant must send an application to the Information Office in Denmark. The application must consist of: - The standard scholarship application form (see below), that can be downloaded from the IVSA web page – - A covering letter introducing themselves and their experience as well as explaining, why they should be chosen. This should be written in English. - 2 references from teaching staff within their faculty (in English). - A detailed budget outlining expenses. - Exact information about visa requirements. The standard scholarship application will consist of the standard exchange form with the following additions: - Home address as well as the faculty address
- Phone number where applicant can be contacted the majority of the time
- Passport number
- Date of birth
- 1st and 2nd choice of countries for exchange
- Details of the type of practice to be seen: large, small, mixed, etc.
All documentation must be received by the deadline. If incomplete one reminder e-mail will be sent. The applicants (helped by the EO of their own country) must send the documentation to:
IVSA Information Office DSR, Dyrlaegevej 9 DK- 1870 Frederiksberg C
Denmark For any questions please contact the Information Officer on info@ivsa.org IVSA Scholarship Fund is sponsored by Intervet
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