Standing  Committee  of  Veterinary  Education  (SCoVE)  

Essay  Contest  Rules  

The  contest  is  opened  to  all  IVSA  members.    The  essay  competition  aims  to  introduce  more  alternative  discussion  and  recognise  student  outstanding  talent.    

There  will  be  two  winners,  who  will  receive  an  award  and  the  winning  essays  plus  other  outstanding  essays  will  be  published  in  the  IVSA  Veterinary  Pubic  Health  journal.  Every  contestant  must  fill  in  the  form  below  that  accompanies  the  essay.    

Please  choose  one  title  to  write  about,  from  the  topics  below:  

“Euthanasia-­‐  maintain  or  let  go?”  

“As  a  veterinary  student  how  can  you  contribute  to  public  education  on  improving  the  welfare  of  stray  animals?”  

“Realistically,  do  vet  truly  advocate  for  the  welfare  of  the  animal  or  is  it  partly/more  for  the  interest  of  the  client,  the  vet,  the  business,  or  external  companies?”  

• All IVSA members can participate. • Essays must be no longer than 1000 words in length, submitted in English, type-written in black

ink and double spaced, 12 font. Pictures and diagrams can accompany the text. • Each essay must be submitted with a completed entry form. Essays submitted without

completed entry forms will be automatically disqualified. • Only one entry per member per contest, and each entry must be the work of only one member. • Essay entries cannot have already been published. A consent form must be signed stating the

essay is original and of the contestants writing. • Any essays found to be plagiarized will be automatically disqualified and the member will be

prohibited from entering any future essay competitions. • Responsibility for the information and view set out in this article lies entirely on the writer. • Please refrain from engaging in political and religion discussions in your essay due to sensitive

issues in certain IVSA member and may be violate country laws and regulations.

Deadlines:  

15/01/2015  23:59pm  GMT,  Deadline  for  a  member  to  send  the  essay  to  the  following  email:    

veterinaryeducation@ivsa.org  

15/02/2016  Prizewinners  will  be  notified  on  or  before  this  date.  

Warm regards,

On behalf of the committee,

IVSA Standing Committee on Veterinary Education (SCoVE) IVSA Info Office, DSR, Dyrlægevej 9, 1870, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark Tel +30 6974829020 Email veterinaryeducation@ivsa.org Website http://ivsascove.wix.com/ivsascove    

Yee Nin and Michael Haung SCoVE Official member/Student welfare Coordinator 2015/2016, IVSA Standing Committee on Veterinary Education (SCoVE) Bhavisha Patel Chair 2015/2016, IVSA Standing Committee on Veterinary Education (SCoVE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standing  Committee  of  Veterinary  Education  (SCoVE)  

Essay  Contest  Entry  Form  

Please  type  or  print  clearly.    All  information  and  signatures  are  required.  

I.  MEMBER  INFORMATION  

Name__________________________________________________________________  

Essay  Title  _____________________________________________________________________  

Age  __________  Birth  Date  (D/M/Y)  _________________  Check  One:  Male  _____  Female  _____  

IVSA  Chapter  ___________________________________________________________________  

E-­‐Mail  _________________________________________________________________________  

Member’s    Street  Address  (No  P.O  Boxes)  ____________________________________________  

City,  State,  Country  ______________________________________________________________  

Participant’s  Signature  

By  signing  this  form,  you  state  that  all  the  above  is  true,  agree  to  all  the  contest  rules,  and  that  the  submitted  essay  is  original  and  is  written  by  you.    You  also  give  your  consent  to  IVSA  for  publishing  the  essay  if  it  was  selected.    

 

 

Date  of  Signature  (D/M/Y):