WCVM BC Resident Scholarship Application Form |
Scholarship Description and Eligibility
Support of Graduate Students is a priority of the Government of British Columbia (BC). The objective of the BC Resident Graduate Scholarship is to provide licensed Veterinarian Graduate Students that have previously established residency in BC to further their studies in a residency, a MSc or a PhD in the areas of:
i. Pathology
ii. Bacteriology or virology
iii. Genomics
iv. Population-medicine such as epidemiology or herd health
v. Veterinary public health
Each student who is successful in receiving a BC Resident Graduate Scholarship would receive $17,500/yr in addition to their current stipend provided by fellowship or other support (i.e. supervisors or departments cannot claw back stipend support). The WCVM Associate Dean Research office reserves the option to fund qualified applicants at a higher or lower rate, if directed by the Government of BC or to fit within the budgetary allowance of the fiscal year.
· Awards will be provided in three installments, at the beginning of the Spring/Summer, the Fall and the Winter semesters.
IMPORTANT: If you are awarded a BC Resident Graduate Scholarship, you must confirm your registration status and NSID to wcvm.research@usask.ca before the University term course withdrawal/registration deadline or you will forfeit your award for that semester.
Eligibility:
1. Graduate Students must be a veterinarian licensed to practice in Canada.
2. Graduate Students must have previously established residency in BC which is defined as: “A student that was previously a BC quota student in the WCVM DVM undergraduate program or someone who had moved to BC and worked there for one year at a minimum as a veterinarian.”
3. Preference will be given for BC Graduate Students who study areas of interest specified by the BC Ministry of Agriculture or BC Chief Veterinary Office.
2. Graduate Students must have previously established residency in BC which is defined as: “A student that was previously a BC quota student in the WCVM DVM undergraduate program or someone who had moved to BC and worked there for one year at a minimum as a veterinarian.”
3. Preference will be given for BC Graduate Students who study areas of interest specified by the BC Ministry of Agriculture or BC Chief Veterinary Office.
4. The person must be (one or both):
a. In a training program at the WCVM seeking board certification in a specialty recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (e.g., ACVS, ACVIM, ABVP, ACVR, ACVP, etc.).
b. A student who is in a MSc or PhD graduate degree program or who has been recommended for admission to a graduate degree program in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
5. Graduate Students can be in their first to fourth year of training.
6. Students have to apply each year (there are no automatic renewals). However, each graduate student is eligible to receive this award for up to four years. In exceptional circumstances, eligibility may be extended to a maximum of five years.
a. In a training program at the WCVM seeking board certification in a specialty recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (e.g., ACVS, ACVIM, ABVP, ACVR, ACVP, etc.).
b. A student who is in a MSc or PhD graduate degree program or who has been recommended for admission to a graduate degree program in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
5. Graduate Students can be in their first to fourth year of training.
6. Students have to apply each year (there are no automatic renewals). However, each graduate student is eligible to receive this award for up to four years. In exceptional circumstances, eligibility may be extended to a maximum of five years.