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Student Awards
Student Award CompetitionsThe following student awards are offered annually, and selected winners are recognized at the annual international WDA conference. The aim of these awards is to recognize outstanding student research and scholarship in the field of wildlife health, to encourage student participation in the Association and attendance at our annual international conference. WDA Student AwardsThe WDA’s mission has a strong focus on nurturing up-and-coming wildlife health professionals, as they provide a tantalising and inspiring glimpse of what is to come. We want to celebrate young researchers by recognising their passion, their commitment and their potential, and the WDA Student Awards are the ideal vehicle to achieve this. They are an investment in the future of wildlife health globally. The following four awards are offered annually to student members of the WDA: GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH RECOGNITION AWARD (SRRA) The BioOne Ambassador AwardEstablished in 2018, the BioOne Ambassador Award is given annually to early career researchers who can effectively communicate the importance and impact of their published research to the public. The WDA as a partner publisher of BioOne nominates individuals who are currently students or within five years. post completion of their primary or secondary degree and have published or had their manuscript accepted for publication in JWD within the previous calendar year. The Joint WDA-IAAAM Student AwardThe International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM) and WDA jointly offer an award for the best student-authored paper related to aquatic animals in the Journal of Wildlife Disease (JWD) in the year prior to the year the award is provided. |
