HSA Student/Trainee Scholarships

HSA Student/Trainee Scholarships provide up to £3600 to enable students or trainees in the industry to carry out a project that is clearly aimed at improving the welfare of food animals in markets, during transport or at slaughter. The scholarships consist of £350 per week subsistence allowance for the Scholar paid directly to the student/trainee, plus £100 per week project expenses paid to the host university or organisation. Projects typically last 4 to 8 weeks and may be carried out anywhere in the world, though they are usually completed during the July-September vacation period. Applications are welcome from undergraduate or MSc students or from trainees in the livestock, meat and fish industries, though PhD students are not eligible. The scholarships were established in 1986 as the Dorothy Sidley Memorial Awards in honor of Miss Dorothy Sidley MBE, who served as General Secretary to the HSA for 48 years. Over 50 scholarships have been granted since the award's inception, and for many scholars, these awards have served as a successful launch pad for careers in animal welfare science.