RCVS Trust launches new Travel Scholarship

The RCVS Trust is delighted to launch a second Travel Scholarship round this year.

Travel scholarships are available for veterinary surgeons wishingto:

• Attend international veterinary conferences
• Pursue themes of clinical or non-clinical research involving short-term visits to veterinary or medical centres or research institutes abroad

Marnie Brennan who was awarded a Travel Scholarship in March said "My RCVS Trust Travel Scholarship enabled me to attend a conference in Finland where I presented my PhD research in large animal epidemiology. These conferences are important not only for presenting your findings, but for generating new ideas about your work and examining what other research groups are doing around the world, potentially setting up collaborations with other researchers.  From a personal perspective, learning about how others present their work and discussing new ideas with peers and colleagues puts you in a great position to generate future prospects."

The deadline for this round is 6 July and disbursements will be made from September onwards.

The Trust is exhibiting at BSAVA Congress in April where application packs will also be available.

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For further information please contact:

Gerri McHugh, Director, RCVS Trust

Tel (020) 7202 0714

Mobile 07885 850 088        

Email [email protected]

Notes for Editors

RCVS Trust has been a grant-maker since its earliest days and since 2005 has disbursed over £1,500,000 in practice and university-based grants across a wide range of species and disease areas.

The Trust also runs a unique veterinary library providing a full range of information services for veterinary professionals and paraprofessionals.