World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine
Early Career Scholar Award
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The World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine holds a biennial competition for early career scholars. This is for the best original essay or research paper on any aspect of the history of animal health and healing, broadly construed.
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First Prize: 500 Euro plus budgeted expenses to present the paper at the WAHVM Biennial Congress
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Second Prize: 200 Euro
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Third Prize: 100 Euro
Terms and Conditions
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1. The competition is open to current students of all educational backgrounds, and to those within 5 years of the award of their PhD or equivalent professional degree (eg DVM, VetMB etc)
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2. Submitted papers will be accepted either as manuscripts or if published within 2 years of the date of the next congress.
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3. Papers must not exceed 10,000 words and will be accepted in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch (pdf preferred).
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4. All submitted papers will be reviewed by a jury. Personal circumstances permitting, the first prize winner is expected to attend the upcoming congress to present their paper and receive their prize.
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2018 ECS Award Winner Dr Annelise Binois, with WAHVM President Prof. Abigail Woods
How to Apply
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The next competition is now open. The deadline for entries is 30 april 2024.
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Prize winners will be informed before 31 May 2024 and encouraged to attend the 2024 congress in Léon.
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Entries should be emailed to aaskipper@rvc.ac.uk using ‘WAHVM ECS award’ as the subject line.
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The details of past ECS Award recipients can be found here.
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