The lastest (Oct 2024) information about the Petsavers Grant for 2025 is below.   VCS is an affiliate group of BSAVA and we have expressed our interest in joint funding as below.  If VCS is going to be one of the affiliates selected to jointly fund a grant we will know by the end of February 2025 and a form will then be available for applicants.

The grant call of up to four jointly funded clinical research grants will open to prospective researchers on 1st March 2025 and close on 15th May 2025
•       Each grant will provide up to £10,000 of funding (£5,000 provided by BSAVA PetSavers and £5,000 by the affiliate group)
•       Funds are for research expenses and consumables, with up to 30% permitted for research-specific staffing costs
•       Applications are welcomed from veterinary practitioners, academics, as well as joint applications between practice and academia
•       The grant awarding process is a competitive one, whereby applications for funding are invited for consideration by the BSAVA PetSavers grant awarding committee; input from the affiliate is encouraged and could take the form of shortlisting or final selection