Grants and Scholarships

The General Fund of the New Zealand Veterinary Trust is made up of money that the Foundation for Veterinary Continuing Education (VetLearn) had when the company merged with the NZVA. The funds were not transferred to the NZVA as they did not meet the same constitutional requirements of the Foundation.

Objective

The objective of the NZVT General Fund is to advance education and provide a benefit to the community by:

• supporting the continuation of education and research in veterinary science in New Zealand
• promoting and expanding knowledge about animals of all types in New Zealand
• promoting and supporting the value of animal life, human life and the environment
• promoting and expanding public knowledge about companion animal welfare, breeding, nutrition, management, health, diseases and performance.

Eligibility

Applicants must: 

• work within the New Zealand veterinary industry
• be current members of the New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA).

 Conditions

• The value of the grant will be determined by the Trustees.
• The grant must benefit people or animals in New Zealand.

The NZVA established the Barbara Smith Trust Fund to award scholarships to veterinarians to commemorate Barbara Smith's service to veterinary science and its promotion in Industry.

Barbara Smith had an exceptional career. She was the NZVA's first woman President and became Vice-President of the World Veterinary Association (WVA). Barbara spent most of her career with Tasman Vaccine Laboratory (later ICI Tasman). She was a major force in establishing the credibility of veterinarians in Industry.

Objectives

The objectives of the scholarship are to:

• promote and encourage research into animal remedies for use in New Zealand
• encourage veterinarians to share knowledge and experience to benefit veterinary science
• promote, assist and encourage veterinarians to undertake research in veterinary clinical pharmacology
  
• publish and disseminate veterinary pharmaceutical research findings, and any other literature the Trustees' think fit to educate the public about developments in animal remedies.

Eligibility

Applicants must be: 

• New Zealand registered veterinarians
• current members of the New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA).

Conditions

• The value of each scholarship will be determined by the Trustees, up to a value of $5,000.
• The scholarship will be a single payment.
• The term of the scholarship will be determined by the Trustees, but will normally be one to two years.
• The recipient will be expected to write up the project within three months of completion, preferably for publication in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal or Vetscript.

Don McLaren was the founder and owner of the New Zealand veterinary pharmaceutical company Bomac Laboratories, which he set up in 1958 and sold to Bayer New Zealand Ltd in 2011. In 2002, Mr McLaren was inducted into the National Business Review (NBR) New Zealand Business Hall of Fame. He is a past Chairman and Life Member of the Auckland Racing Club, the Patron of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame, and in 2012 became the first non-veterinarian elected as an Honorary Life Member of the Equine Veterinarians Branch of the NZVA. He was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2014 New Year Honours List. He has been a longtime supporter of the equine industry.

Objective

The objective of the Don McLaren Fund is to promote continuing education and research in veterinary science.

Eligibility

Applicants must be: 

• New Zealand registered veterinarians
• current members of the New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA), unless determined otherwise by the fund managers.

Conditions

• The value of the grant will be determined by the fund managers appointed by the Don McLaren Trust.
• The grant must benefit people or animals in New Zealand.

NZVA was named a beneficiary in Ian Duncan’s will in 1992.

Objectives

The objective of the Ian Duncan Memorial Fund is to support research in infertility in bloodstock mares.

Eligibility

 Applicants must be: 

• New Zealand registered veterinarians
• Current members of the New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA), unless determined otherwise by the NZVT Trustees.

Conditions

• The funds must be used for New Zealand based projects lasting 1-5 years.
• Only projects presented with a properly outlined protocol will be considered.
• Where suitable, the results of the research will be published in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal.