For the fourth consecutive year, the AASV Foundation is providing $200 grants ($US) to senior veterinary students who participate in a swine externship. To qualify for the grant, students must complete an externship of at least 2 weeks’ duration in a swine practice or in a mixed practice with a considerable swine component. Both the student and at least one member of the hosting practice must be members of the AASV. Applications are now available for students who will be seniors and have arranged externships during the 2005-2006 school year.
In addition to student information, the grant application requests a letter from the hosting practice containing details of the planned externship. After the externship has been completed and the practice has confirmed the student’s participation, the student must send a brief report of his or her experiences to the AASV Foudnation before the funds are disbursed.
Twenty-three students in the United States and Canada have participated in the grant program since its inception in 2002.
Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to those successfully completing the requirements. Students are encouraged to submit their grant application as soon as they have confirmed their externship dates. The grants are limited to one per student.
To obtain grant application materials, contact the AASV office: 902 1st Avenue, Perry, Iowa 50220; Tel: 515-465-5255; Fax: 515-465-3832; E-mail: aasv@aasv.org.