AVMA Government Relations Student Externship ProgramAVMA
Apply for the AVMA Government Relations Student Externship Program today! The AVMA is now accepting applications for the 2021 Government Relations Externship Program. Veterinary students selected to participate in the program will be introduced to the breadth of public policy issues facing the veterinary profession and discover the scope of veterinary medicine in the federal government. Applications for 2021 are due October 9, 2020. You can find more details and application information on AVMA’s website.
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Are you interested in public health and/or One Health? Check out SAVMA's new One Health Discussion Forum! This community is a space for students to share scholarships, externships, internships, opportunities and jobs with all public health focused veterinary students. So, are you interested in getting a scholarship based on your public health work? Or finding that next internship to grow your interest in One Health? Join the One Health Discussion forum at this link. |
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Have you done something in vet school that impacted environmental health? Does your research have implications on both animal health and environmental health? We want to hear about it! Submit a summary about what you did/are doing and how it works to improve environmental health. If selected to be featured in the Vet Gazette, you get $50! One winner is selected per month and submissions are on a rolling basis so if you don’t win one month, your submission is eligible to win for another month! Reach out to Laura at SAVMAGPHO@gmail.com with any questions.
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As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, the AVMA is closely monitoring its spread and impact on veterinarians and our families. On behalf of its members and the entire veterinary community, the AVMA is working to bring you the resources and answers you need during this critical time. For more information, please visit: www.avma.org/coronavirus |
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Grants, Scholarships, & Awards
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Applications Now Being Accepted to the Auxiliary to the AVMA Legacy Endowed Scholarship Program
American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF)
In partnership with the AVMF, the Auxiliary to the AVMA will be awarding $1,000 scholarships to students at each of the AVMA-accredited veterinary schools in the United States and select accredited international schools. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and the deadline to apply is October 15, 2020. Click here to apply through the AVMF Scholarship Portal.
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Equity in Veterinary Medicine Grant
SAVMA Integrative Communications and Diversity Committee
ICDC is proud to present our new grant! To support our Black students and underrepresented groups and develop more equity in veterinary medicine, this grant will provide Black and underrepresented students funds to join organizations with opportunities for professional development, networking, mentorship, conferences, and community. Approved applicants will receive up to $100 to join any professional veterinary organization of their choice that promotes diversity and inclusion.
Please click here to apply.
Submissions are due by January 31st at 11:59pm EST.
For any questions please contact Mary Pham at s1999587@ed.ac.uk
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2019-2020 Retrospective Conference Travel Grant
SAVMA Education and Professional Development Committee
Veterinary conferences are an excellent professional development resource for all SAVMA members. Understanding that travel and lodging expenses may still prohibit students from attending the Veterinary Conferences, the Educational and Professional Development Committee offers a travel grant to help offset these costs. Six awards will be given at $250 each and are available to any SAVMA member.
This is a RETROSPECTIVE grant. Students are eligible to apply for any conference (except for SAVMA symposium) attended from Aug, 1st 2019 to July 31st, 2020.
FOR THE 2019-2020 AWARD, ONLINE CONFERENCES WILL BE CONSIDERED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
To apply, click here. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email the SAVMA Educational and Professional Development Committee at savma.epdc@gmail.com.
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One Health Grand Challenge
SAVMA Public Health and Community Outreach Committee
The SAVMA One Health Grand Challenge application is right around the corner, and it’s time to start organizing for your application!
The One Health Grand Challenge is an opportunity for students to develop a meaningful and sustainable One Health project at their university, in their community, or elsewhere. This competition is meant to challenge students to create a project or event that incorporates as many domains of One Health as possible while reaching a large audience. Projects will be judged based on originality, quality, depth, concept clarity, and justification of how the work advances the mission of One Health. We will also be considering the depth of thought put into the project’s goals for the future.
Being in the middle of a global pandemic makes planning events and projects difficult, but raising awareness about One Health is important now more than ever!
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Five $1000 grants will be awarded.
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The project/event can be virtual.
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The best project will be featured in the Vet Gazette!
TO APPLY:
Application:
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The One Health Grand Challenge will be open from August 1st to October 15th 2020.
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Applications can be retroactive (has already taken place in 2020) or proactive (will occur in the 2020/21 academic year)
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Click HERE to apply today!
For all events/projects, you may submit a maximum of two supporting materials (pictures, brochures, pamphlets, presentations, etc.) that may have been/will be used at your event/project, to savma.phcoc@gmail.com. Include "OH Grand Challenge Supporting Material" in the subject line and be sure to indicate your name, school, and event/project title within the email. All applications will need to include an itemized budget. We highly encourage applicants to seek out and apply for all the funding they can, as we hope projects will be on a large scale and reach a wide audience!
We look forward to your applications!
For more information, please contact Taryn Stevens via email at savma.phcoc@gmail.com
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The Human-Animal Bond Grant
SAVMA Animal Welfare and Environmental Stewardship Committee
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 open September 1st, 2020 and 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!
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2020 International Experience Scholarship (Cycle 2)
SAVMA International Veterinary Experience Committee
The International Veterinary Experience Scholarship is awarded to deserving SAVMA members who demonstrate a strong desire to participate in a veterinary-related international experience. Awards will be distributed in the amount of $750 each for experience carried out within July 20, 2020 through January 18, 2021.
Applications will OPEN on June 11, 2020 and must be electronically submitted NO LATER THAN October 15, 2020 at 11:59 PM CST. (Please Note: The deadline has been extended from what was previously posted. October 15 is the updated deadline.)
Applications will be reviewed by IVEC members in October 2020. This award is retroactive and will be distributed once the recipient has completed their experience. Recipients will be chosen and announced within the same month. Apply here!
If you have any questions, please email SAVMAIEO@gmail.com or ivecscholarships@gmail.com.
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Wellbeing Support Fund Application
SAVMA Wellbeing Committee
In light of the growing body of evidence indicating high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression in the veterinary profession, the SAVMA Wellbeing Committee recognizes that there is a considerable need to transform the culture of veterinary schools into one that is safe, promotes self-awareness, and encourages healthy living habits. The committee will award up to $2,500.00 each cycle to student applicants demonstrating the need for assistance with a project, lecture, or event(s) that will foster physical or mental wellbeing in their respective college, on an as needed basis. This cycle ends December 31, 2020.
Click here for the application!
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Travel Grant Supporting Diversity and Communications (online events eligible)
SAVMA Integrative Communication and Diversity Committee
We are now awarding up to five $200 grants to deserving individuals who have attended or wish to attend an event that promotes diversity and communication within the veterinary profession. Examples of conventions, symposiums or other approved meetings include: SAVMA Symposium, AVMA Convention, and Iverson Bell Symposium. The event must occur between April 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021 to be eligible.
Applications are due September 15, 2020.
Apply here today!
Please e-mail savma.icdc@gmail.com with any questions.
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Financial Wellbeing Support Grant
SAVMA Wellbeing Committee
The SAVMA Wellness Committee recognizes that financial wellbeing is an important facet of veterinary student wellness, so the Committee is offering funding to SAVMA chapters that wish to provide additional information on financial matters to their student bodies.
Realizing that guest speakers may have costly honorariums and travel expenses, the SAVMA Wellness Committee will award up to $2,000 USD annually to one SAVMA chapter demonstrating the need for assistance with a project, lecture, or event(s) that will foster financial wellbeing in their respective college, on an as needed basis. The project, lecture, or event(s) is expected to be accessible to all SAVMA members in the chapter.
The Committee will accept applications until the cycle deadline listed below. Grants may be used proactively or retroactively to reimburse a project. Send completed application forms along with additional required materials (receipts, itineraries, etc.) to savmawellbeing@gmail.com.
Deadline: October 31st, 2020
The Wellness Committee will review applications, and all applicants will be notified of results within 1 month of the deadline. All grant winners are required to submit a 500 word or less program report detailing the success of the event and including pictures, along with all receipts within a month of the event. Failure to complete the requirements will result in the school’s refund of all awarded funding. Please direct any questions to savmawellbeing@gmail.com.
**For the 2020 cycle, this application will have an additional box to finish. This box will confirm that your representative(s) have already talked to your university administration and that your event complies with any restrictions that your university has in place for COVID-19.
Application can be found here.
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Vet Gazette SubmissionsA Publication of SAVMA
Send us your cute pet pics, your enlightening thoughts, your fun externship experiences, your interesting research projects, your beautiful photographs, and your amazing creations. Whatever your flavor, we have something for you. Take the time to share your awesomeness with the vet community. We want to hear from you!! Plus, your submissions give you a chance to win some money!
Remember the university whose chapter has the most submissions can win a cash prize to be used towards any SAVMA event hosted at your school!
Check out the categories and submission instructions here.
The submission window for Volume 55, Issue 4 is now CLOSED! Thank you for those who submitted! Winners will be chosen over the next few weeks.
Check out the The Vet Gazette blog to see all the winning pieces of your fellow vet students.
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Legislative Quiz and Update: Read about the LGBTQ communities win in gaining rights against workplace discrimination to win $25!
SAVMA Government Affairs Committee
Quiz: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 previously did not include rights against the discrimination of LGBTQ members in the workplace. The supreme court's decision comes from 3 legal cases of unfair discrimination due to plantiffs being transgender or gay. The Pride Veterinary Medical Community is very excited about this win. Read a short summary and answer four questions to be placed in a drawing for $25!
Click here for the quiz!
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A Feature of the Vet Gazette
A Publication of SAVMA
This adorable photograph was submitted by Thea Madill from St. George's University!
For a chance to have your photography/cute pets/creative works featured in the SAVMANews, submit them to The Vet Gazette and you also may end up winning money!
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