The ESVD award in memory of Ulli Runge Harms

The award was created in memory of our colleague Ulli Runge Harms and is funded by the ESVD. The award aims to help a highly motivated veterinarian in the early stages of his/her career and interested in veterinary dermatology, finance an externship. The award is granted to an applicant to help fund a training externship of 3-6 weeks duration with a Diplomate of Veterinary Dermatology. An amount of up to 1500 Euro will be funded to the grant recipient.

Award requirements:

The applicant is a licensed veterinarian interested in pursuing veterinary dermatology, at the early stages of this career. Diplomates in any veterinary field or residents enrolled in a formal training program are not eligible to apply

Applicants should have a minimum of one year of clinical work experience   (either internship, or comparable working experience in a veterinary practice).

Applicants that are members of the ESVD will have precedence over non-members as will externships done within Europe.

The application should include:

• A short CV with a photograph of the applicant

• A copy of the original veterinary degree and if available a copy of an Internship certificate

• A letter describing why you should be granted the award
• An externship plan including the planned time and duration of the externship, anticipated costs*, location of the externship, name of the mentor, as well as a signed written preliminary agreement from the prospective mentor for the externship  

The grant recipient agrees provide a short report on his/her externship to the ESVD Board within one month of completion of the externship including a summary of expenses. The grant recipient is also encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting of the ESVD (AGM) that takes place during the yearly ESVD/ECVD congress and to present a short (2 PPT slides) description of the externship.

The award is for up to 1500 Euro in total. A sum of 1000 Euro will be paid to the grant recipient prior to the externship. An additional sum of up to 500 Euros will be paid to the recipient based on documentation of incurred expenses during the externship sent to the ESVD board together with a report of the externship. These documents should be provided within 1 month of the end of the externship. Expenses above 1500 Euros will not be covered by the grant.

Deadline: 

Applications for the 2023 award are accepted until the 31st of January

Applications for the 2023 ESVD Ulli Runge Harms Award should be sent to the ESVD Secretary secretary@esvd.org. The externship should take place during the year 2023.

*The applicant must provide a financial plan of expected expenses, including travel, accommodation, dietary expenses, and if applicable, fees for the externship paid to the clinic/institution.