(1-5-2024) The UW Northern Tier Shelter Fellowship Program was created to provide shelter leadership staff with additional training to help them deliver life-saving knowledge and services to our nation’s communities and animals in need of care. This program is modeled after the highly successful Maddie’s UW/UCD Shelter Medicine Veterinary Fellowship for shelter veterinarians. Up to two staff in leadership roles per shelter will participate.
The UW Northern Tier Shelter Fellowship provides unique opportunities for shelters in Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin to learn via interaction with the University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program team and a variety of animal shelters from the Northern Tier region. In addition, fellows may have opportunities to interact with other academic and clinical programs, including other university shelter medicine programs as well as national animal welfare organizations.
The fellows will be able to put their new skills to work making positive changes with their own shelter, directly benefiting shelter animals and communities. Additionally, the Shelter Medicine Program will benefit from the infusion of practical experience brought by the Shelter Fellows. Many fellows will continue with the program as alumni and mentors while working in or with shelters for years to come, greatly magnifying the impact of this investment in their training.
We are currently accepting applications for the upcoming Fellowship year. Applicants must be leadership staff working in shelters in Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota or Wisconsin. One application per shelter accepted, with up to 2 staff participating. Recommended staff are shelter directors or managers along with another key staff member. Shelters will be selected but individuals participating should be listed on the application with one applicant as the primary fellow. Time commitment includes a 3 day in-person Fellowship Camp in Madison, Wisconsin, to be held April 16-18, 2024 (please allow additional time for travel). Travel, lodging, and meal expenses will be covered through the UWSMP. Following the in-person kickoff, we will meet every other week for 1.5 hours on zoom. More details about the days and times of these calls can be found in the application.
If you’d like to be considered for the fellowship
We will be accepting applications until 5 pm central time on January 26, 2024. Please email uwsheltermedicine@vetmed.wisc.edu with any questions.