2024 ISFM Feline Congress
Bursary Applications

Join the ISFM 2024 Congress on a Bursary Place

As an international charity, we seek to inspire and empower as many people who share our vision of a Cat Friendly World as possible. We believe that by sharing information, skills and expertise, together we can improve the lives of cats everywhere.

We pride ourselves on widening participation in feline medicine by designing events that are accessible to all. Our ISFM 2024 Congress in Malta will explore the latest in primary ocular disease and ensure all veterinary practitioners leave feeling confident recognising, diagnosing, and managing conditions where ocular changes are a key clinical sign of disease. Featuring world-renowned international experts, ISFM Congress is an opportunity to enhance your practice and network with a supportive community of veterinary professionals.

This year, we’re offering two types of bursaries:

In-Person in Malta Congress

Who can apply?

Veterinary students in their final two years at university.

How many bursary places are on offer?

Five bursary places will be awarded to international students.

How to apply

All applicants will need to provide the following:

• A personal statement that demonstrates your passion and interest in cats and feline medicine
  • This needs to be 250 – 500 words outlining the value of this opportunity to your future professional development, how you plan to implement your learning in your studies and how you intend to promote ISFM’s Cat Friendly Principles
• A reference from your university tutor in support of your application
• Country of residence
• Full name and email contact
• Place of study
• Membership to any veterinary association
• Brief biography

What will the Bursary place cover?

Successful applicants will be awarded full registration for the duration of the 2024 ISFM Congress Malta, from Thursday 27 June to Sunday 30 June 2024. Hotel accommodation at The Hilton, Portomaso, will be provided, but flights and other travel costs must be covered by the individual.

In person Malta application

Individual ISFM Membership FREE for a year

This will give you access to all ISFM Veterinary Member perks, including the ISFM Virtual Congress 2024

Who can apply?

The bursaries are available to veterinary practitioners of all levels, from low to lower middle-income countries (see list of qualifying countries below). This includes veterinary students who would prefer to apply for an ISFM Veterinary Membership and access Virtual Congress instead of applying to attend in-person, and qualified veterinary surgeons with an interest in feline practice but without the means to fund an ISFM Veterinary Membership themselves.

How to apply

You will need to complete the online bursary application form. In order to make your application, you will need to collate the following information:

• Country of residence
• Full name and email contact
• Place of work or study
• Membership to any veterinary association
• Brief biography
• Case for support (250-500 word statement outlining the value of this opportunity to your professional development, how you plan to implement the benefits of being an ISFM Member in your learning and in practice, and how you’ll use this opportunity to promote ISFM’s Cat Friendly Principles).

What will the Bursary place cover?

Successful applicants will be awarded a full individual ISFM Membership for one year. ISFM Membership includes the following benefits:

• Access to the Community Forum, where you can collaborate with your peers to share advice, solve challenges and develop new approaches.
• CPD at your convenience with our programme of high-quality monthly webinars with learning you can use in clinic.
• Events and Congress – get discounts to attend our international Congresses, renowned for their world-class CPD and great social atmosphere. Plus, full access to our ISFM Virtual Congress platform, which has all the content from our Dublin Congress 2023 and will host all the content from our Malta Congress in 2024.
• Clinical Club – a monthly Zoom meeting providing the opportunity to discuss clinical issues and cases with other practitioners.
• Research Roundup – receive monthly summaries of some of the latest clinically relevant science from JFMS and other journals.
• ISFM Podcast access to full-length episodes of Chattering With ISFM, where expert guests discuss the latest updates in feline medicine.

Bursary applications will open on 5 February 2024 and close on 3 May 2024.

Bursary applications will be assessed by the Congress and veterinary team at ISFM. Successful applicants will be notified by email by the middle of May 2024.

International Cat Care request that those receiving a bursary agree to disseminate what they have learnt to colleagues and fellow students and allow the charity to share their story and experience of how ISFM has benefitted them for promotional marketing purposes.

Other conditions

No single veterinary practice or educational institution will be supported by more than five bursaries in any one year.

Qualifying countries

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem Rep, Congo, Rep, Costa Rica, Cote D’ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Arab Rep, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran Islamic Rep, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea, Dem People’s Rep, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao Por, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Fed Sts, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Vincent And The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank And Gaza, Yemen, Rep, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

12 month ISFM membership bursary application

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