Travel Awards

World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology African Foundation (WAAVP AF)

The WAAVP African Foundation will provide a limited number of partial scholarships for airfare to assist veterinary parasitologists from Africa to attend the 30th WAAVP Conference (WAAVP 2025) to be held in Curitiba, Brazil (August 2025).

Applications should include:

  • A copy of the abstract(s) for paper(s) or poster(s) which has been submitted to the 30th WAAVP Conference Convenor;

  • A letter of recommendation from a current supervisor;

  • An indication of how other costs (beyond a WAAVP AF grant) will be met (i.e., possibility of obtaining supplemental funds elsewhere);

  • Other envisaged contributions to the conference (i.e., workshop participant, chairperson of session, etc.); and

  • A brief indication of how the applicant sees attendance contributing to his/her development in veterinary parasitology.

Submit applications to:

Professor Rosina C. Krecek,
FRSSAf, BS, MS, PhD, MAP, MBA
rkrecek@icloud.com

The opening date for applications: 1st of October 2024

DEADLINE: TBC