Education Awards
The funding round for awards due to start on April 2027 is now open.
The deadline for applications is the 14:00 on 10th of July 2026.
Important Information
All education award applications must now be submitted directly through the new Grants Management System.
Please submit your application via the relevant portals below:
Equine-postdoctoral Fellowship Portal
If you experience any issues accessing the system or completing your application, please contact the HBLB team: equine.grants@hblb.org.uk
For more details, see the pages for the individual award types.
Since the 1960s, HBLB has supported post-graduate education for qualified veterinary surgeons to further their equine career through higher clinical or research qualifications. In the last 20 years, over £11m has been invested to maintain a pool of highly skilled equine veterinary researchers and clinicians.
The recipients of HBLB education awards have included a number of full professors and senior lecturers in veterinary schools, many senior posts in industry and government and numerous clinical veterinary surgeons in both university and private practice.