If you’re an undergraduate veterinary nurse student passionate about animal welfare, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can now apply for The Animal Welfare Foundation’s (AWF) Student Grant Scheme for innovative research projects designed to practically and positively impact animal welfare.
The grants cover the cost of the project and a stipend for the student undertaking the research. They are decided on based on the innovation of the project, its relevance to topical animal welfare issues and its ability to contribute towards raising animal welfare standards.
The AWF Student Grant Scheme in 2017 funded six projects by students at Liverpool, Edinburgh and Bristol universities. The areas of study included:
- The evaluation of skin wounds in donkeys in Tamil Nadu, India
- The characterisation of microbiota of infectious lameness causing lesions in dairy cattle
- The reasons people choose to rescue dogs from abroad and potential welfare problems associated with this practice
- An investigation into parasite burdens of orphaned one-horned rhino calves, juveniles and wild rhinos in Kaziranga National Park, India.
The deadline for submission of applications is 26 November 2018
For more information, visit http://www.animalwelfarefoundation.org.uk/grants-available/ or email enquiries@animalwelfarefoundation.org.uk.