BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

	THE HARRY STEELE-BODGER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 1999

The Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Fund was established in September 1953 to honour
the memory of Henry W Steele-Bodger, President of the Association from 1939 to 1941,
and Chairman of the Survey Committee from 1939 to 1946, in recognition of his great
services to the veterinary profession and agriculture, more particularly during the war
years of 1939 to 1945.

The Fund was sponsored by the British Veterinary Association and contributed to by
organised bodies of the University Veterinary Schools, by agricultural organisations and
societies interested in farm stock, horses, dogs and cats, by veterinary surgeons
individually in this and other countries throughout the world, and by many friends and
associates of the late Harry Steele-Bodger.

The object of the Memorial is to further the aims and aspirations of the late Harry
Steele-Bodger and to this end a travelling scholarship or contribution to a tour of study
abroad will be awarded at least once in every four years.

Particulars of the Award are as follows:-

1.	Those eligible are graduates of the Veterinary Schools in the United Kingdom
and Ireland who have been qualified not more than three years, penultimate and
final year students who would expect to take up the Award in their final year.

2.	Travel scholarships are awarded to assist a visit by an individual to a veterinary
or agricultural school or research institute, or some other course of study
approved by the Governing Committee.  Applicants should not be part of a team
or expedition.

3.	The sum available for the 1999 Award is about £1100 (to be confirmed).

4.	Applications must be submitted in the form required by the Governing
Committee, to Mrs H Cotton (from whom application forms may be obtained),
BVA, 7 Mansfield Street, London W1M 0AT, tel: 0171 636 6541, fax: 0171
637 4769, e-mail: press@bva.co.uk, not later than 8 April 1999.

5.	The successful applicant will be expected to take up the Award by 1 January
2000, and will have completed the work by 31 December 2000.  If the Award is
not taken up within twelve months of being made, it shall be forfeited.

6.	Acceptance of an Award carries an obligation to provide a full report (of at least
3000 words) of the tour of study within six months of its completion, and the
Committee reserves the right to publish the report in the Veterinary Record if it
so wishes.  The recipient may also be required to provide a report of
approximately 500 words for publication should the full report not be published.

7.	The Committee reserves the right to withdraw any Award prior to the
commencement of the tour.

October 1998