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- About extra-mural studies (EMS)
- EMS requirements
- Information for vet students
- Information for EMS providers
- Information for vet schools
- Temporary EMS requirements
- Practice by students - regulations
- Health and safety on EMS placements
- EMS contacts and further guidance
- Extra-mural studies fit for the future
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- Contact the Advice Team
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- 'Under care' - new guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
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- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
Financial support for EMS students
This page provides details of bursaries, grants and loans awarded by external organisations or vet schools.
The list below is not exhaustive and has been compiled based on information given to the RCVS. If you are aware of additional funding opportunities, please send the details to [email protected].
For more information about any of the funding opportunities detailed here, please contact the organisation or school directly.
EMS bursaries
EMS events grants
Subsistence and expenses grants
- Worshipful Company of Farriers Equine Veterinary Studies Award
- Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association (LAVA) EMS Scheme
- BVA Overseas Travel Grant
- The World Association for Transport Animal Welfare and Studies, and BVA Overseas Travel Grant
- Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Travel Scholarship
- BVEDS Accommodation and Travel grants
Student research grants
Specific veterinary school grants and opportunities
Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh offers:
- 15 School bursaries worth £500 each
- 5 Bellringer bursaries worth £625 each
These bursaries are intended to financially support students who may otherwise be unable to carry out EMS placements. They can be used for any EMS in any country (including the UK). Both animal husbandry and clinical EMS are eligible. All Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) years are eligible.
Further information can be found on Edinburgh University's internal student pages or by contacting the school EMS co-ordinator.
Glasgow
The following grants and awards are available to Glasgow students:
- Austen Reid Fund
- The Dr Tan Hwa Luck Travel Scholarship
- Amanda and Melvyn Pond Travel Fund
- Jackie Smith Award
- Jennifer Roberts James Scholarship
- Margaret Roberts Brock Scholarship
Further information can be found on the university's internal student pages or by contacting the school EMS co-ordinator.
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