Honduras Project: Student Scholarships Available

COME JOIN EQUITARIAN VETERINARIANS BRINGING HEALTH CARE TO WORKING HORSES, DONKEYS, AND MULES IN HONDURAS

The Equitarian Initiative is looking for two (2) 4th year veterinary students to participate in the 5th year of the Honduras Equitarian Project. Applicants must have a commitment to equine veterinary medicine and be available for a two (2) week block in November.

Veterinary students examine a working horse in Honduras.

The successful applicants will need to arrive in the capital city of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, by midday on Sunday, October 30, 2016. The team will return on Sunday, November 13, 2016.

Two scholarships are offered to cover airfare, evacuation insurance and in-country transportation, lodging and meals.

One scholarship is restricted to University of Minnesota veterinary students, and supported by the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Foundation.

The second scholarship is open to all American and Canadian senior veterinary students, and provided by equine veterinarian, Dr. Marta Granstedt-Volkmann.

Learn more and apply here: Honduras Equitarian Project Scholarship.