MSD ANIMAL HEALTH / WORLD VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

VETERINARY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2018

MSD Animal Health and the World Veterinary Association (WVA) are delighted to announce
the 2018 Veterinary Student Scholarship Program which is dedicated to veterinary students
from four world regions with the aim of enhancing their academic experience.

Following the successful delivery of the MSD Animal Health/WVA Veterinary Student Scholarship Program
2016, and 2017, MSD Animal Health and WVA agreed to continue the successful collaboration and to
launch the 2018 Veterinary Student Scholarship Program to include 41 scholarships of US$ 5,000 (of
a total of $205,000) to be granted to selected students from countries in the regions of Latin America
(16 grants), Africa (10 grants), North Africa/Middle East (10 grants) and Asia/Oceania (5 grants).

Eligibility requirements for students:

• Citizen of one of the countries under the grant coverage.
• Second or third year veterinary students (or equivalent if the program is longer than 4 years) and
having successfully completed all first-year exams.
• Currently enrolled and in good standing at a recognized school of veterinary medicine in their
country.

The applications will be reviewed by the WVA Review Committee. The announcement of the selected
students will occur during the World Veterinary Association Congress in San Jose, Costa Rica over 27-30
April 2019.

The application form can be downloaded by clicking on the following links: English, French and Spanish.

Deadline for submission

Completed application must be submitted by 1st January 2019, 12:00 pm (Brussels time) to
wva_assistant@worldvet.org or to:

Dr. Zeev Noga

Veterinary Policy Officer
World Veterinary Association (WVA)
Avenue de Tervueren 12
B-1040 Brussels , Belgium

Please note that incomplete nominations and nominations received after the deadline will be
automatically rejected. Student that already received a WVA/MSD grant in the past, cannot apply for
a second grant.

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

www.worldvet.org