Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians

Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best friend, and inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. — Groucho Marx

Apply For a Scholarship

SVBT TIPS Application

AVSAB has allowed 2 spaces for TIPS presented by SVBT members again for the July, 2012 meeting in San Diego, California. TIPS must be submitted by November 30, 2011.

TIPS are an opportunity for technicians in the field of behavior to present useful information based in daily practice. TIPS are blinded and judged according to the guidelines set forth by AVSAB. The winning TIPS will be presented by the applicant at the AVSAB 2011 Conference. TIPS winners receive complimentary registration to AVSAB.

Download the application HERE.

In addition, the SVBT Award is available again this year, for an outstanding scientific paper submitted for the 2010 AVSAB meeting. For details, visit AVSAB Online.

AVBT "Faith" Scholarship

The scholarship is named after "Faith", the service dog trained for Julie Shaw's son, Dylan, using clicker training methods nearly 14 years ago. "Faith" died of lymphosarcoma at the age of 6 but her memory will live on through the recipients of the "Faith" scholarship.

read more about the "Faith" Scholarship

Download the Faith Scholarship application.

A minimum of three scholarships will be awarded annually, $2500 value (the recipient is responsible for the remaining $2800 tuition fee paid directly to the Karen Pryor Academy). A recipient, who has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the role of the veterinary technician in the discipline of animal behavior and has a desire and the ability to pursue their VTS-Behavior credentials, will be selected.

Potential Recipients:

Must be accepted as a potential candidate into the Karen Pryor Academy before applying for the AVBT "Faith" Scholarship. Visit http://www.karenpryoracademy.com for details.
Must be able to travel to 4 scheduled workshop series offered by Julie Shaw or Debbie Martin and be responsible for their own travel expenses.
Must have graduated from an accredited veterinary technician program or be a credentialed veterinary technician.
Must be a SVBT member in good standing for a minimum of one year.
Must have been in practice for a minimum of two years.
Must submit a letter of reference from two veterinary professionals.
Must have a letter of reference from 2 clients specific to animal training or animal behavior.
Must have an ultimate goal of becoming a VTS-Behavior and meeting those proposed requirements.

Selection Process:

Visit http://www.karenpryoracademy.com to view scheduled workshop dates held by Julie Shaw and Debbie Martin.
Apply to the Karen Pryor Academy specifying that you wish to be considered for the AVBT – Faith Scholarship
Complete the Faith Scholarship Application (available at www.karenpryoracademy.com) and submit:

A letter describing why you feel you should be a candidate for the "Faith" scholarship
2 letters of reference from veterinary professionals
2 letters of reference from clients you have worked with specifically in animal training or animal behavior

Applications must be completed at least 60 days prior to the workshop 1.
Upon scholarship acceptance, pay the remainder tuition balance.

Your scholarship information will be reviewed by the Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians.