BEVA Trust

Welcome to the BEVA Trust

BEVA Trust ; Assisting the association achieve its mission to :-

  • To promote the veterinary and allied sciences in relation to the welfare of the horse
  • To provide facilities for the exchange of ideas on the health and diseases of the horse.
  • To encourage research into equine problems
  • To foster the collection, widening and publication of world literature on the veterinary and allied sciences in relation to the horse.
  • To co-operate with national and international bodies interested in the promotion of the veterinary and allied sciences in relation to the horse.

Background

The BEVA Trust was established in 1966 to provide a mechanism for giving strategic support to the association and its members. This support has been given to diverse activities including:

  • Sponsorship of CPD/training courses for veterinarians, nurses, farriers and dental technicians;
  • Provision of over 70 travel scholarships to both veterinary students and recently graduated veterinarians;
  • Production of quality information leaflets , web-based sources and booklets for horse owners;
  • Sponsorship for annual awards to author(s) of outstanding scientific papers within the Equine Veterinary Journal;
  • Funding travel of international experts to speak at BEVA Congress, courses and meetings;
  • Annual support of invited speakers at the World Equine Veterinary Association meetings in developing countries.
  • Sponsorship of the biennial Sir Frederick Hobday and Sir Frederick Smith lectures;

Sandy Love

BEVA Trust Chairman
Professor Sandy Love

Trustees:
S. Love (Chairman) 
D. Dugdale 
M. Hambro
J.G. Kemp-Symonds (Treasurer)
J.A.R. Mantell
D.R. Mountford
A. Parker Bowles
C.C. Rea
J.D. Slater
L.E. Young

Secretariat:
Jocelyn Telford
Mulberry House
31 Market Street
Fordham
Ely
Cambridgeshire, CB7 5LQ
Tel 01638 723 555

jocelyn@beva.org.uk

Registered Charity Number: 247 618

Newsletter

To view the BEVA Trust newsletter for Spring 2008 please see the attachment below. It includes an update of the Trust's work in the Developing World, details of the new practice based study projec

Practice Based Clinical Research

The BEVA Trust has previously supported practice-based clinical research within the Evidence Based Medicine programme initiated by BEVA Past-President Ian Camm.  To date two studies have been completed the first on Colic and then more recently Laminitis.  A recently initiated BEVA Trust study on castration complications is also currently being undertaken by Drs Tim Mair and Luisa Smith.

BEVA Trust in the Developing World

The BEVA Trust is committed to assisting vets working in the Developing World.
Recent initiatives have included working jointly with the Society of Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA - www.spana.org) in the distribution of unwanted members journals to veterinary schools in Ethiopia and Syria. The Trust also provides travel awards for Developing World vets to travel to Europe to attend appropriate courses and meeting.

Clinical Fellow Award

The new 2008 BEVA Trust Clinical Fellow Award will provide support to a BEVA member to visit a practice(s)/institution(s) to learn clinical techniques and expand clinical knowledge in a substantial manner expected to require at least two months of training. The recipient of the award will be required to submit a detailed report which will be made available here.
For more details on the Clinical Fellow Award and for an application form please see the attachment below.

Gift Aid donation form

Gift Aid is a tax efficient way of giving to charity. Download the BEVA Trust Gift Aid donation form.

BEVA Travel Scholarship

See the attachments below for:

  • details of the BEVA Trust Travel Scholarship
  • a list of recipients of the BEVA Trust Travel Scholarship
  • the reports from the recipients for 2006, Nicole du Toit and Bridget Roberts

The BEVA Trust Travel Scholarship details have been updated for those planning on travelling in 2008 onwards. Please see the attachment below for further details. The closing date for applications is 1st November and 1st May.

Queen Mother Travel Awards

Please see the attachments below for:

  • the Queen Mother Student Travel Award application details
  • a list of recipients of the award
  • a list of recipients reports:
    • Chris Palgrave
    • Gail MacKinlay
    • Kasia Podrucka
    • Kimberley Wilkerson
    • Laura Craighead
    • Rebecca Terry (Winner of Best Travel Report Award for 2006)
    • Kate Sutton

The Queen Mother Student Travel Award has been updated for those planning on travelling in 2008 onwards. To view the new application form please see the attachment below. The closing dates for applications are 1st May and 1st November.

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