Become a student member

Membership Benefits

Same benefits, lower cost

You'll stay informed with: 

• Online access to the Journal of Wildlife Diseases plus BioOne Complete (a database of more than 200 high-quality titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences)
  
  
• The latest wildlife health news, announcements, job postings as well as training and educational opportunities direct to your inbox each week
  
  
• The Quarterly magazine with recent research findings and news from WDA members
  
  
• Active Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter community
  
  
• Members only virtual content including WDA YouTube channel, Vimeo, or webinars about wildlife Health and conservation topics
  
  
• Multiple annual monetary awards for students, including a research recognition and scholarship award
  
  
• Access to annual research grant opportunities from WDA parent or sections as well as a crowdfunding challenge grant

Grow your wildlife health knowledge

• Join a WDA student Chapter at your University or within your geographic section
  
  
• Annual grants available to support Student Chapter activities (Seed Grant and Blossom Grant)
  
  
• Student only workshops and conferences
  
  
• Mentorship opportunities
  
  
• Student webinar series
  
  
• Monthly section Student Chapter webinars
  
  
• Participate in Student Activities Committee
  

 

Attend a WDA conference to learn and network

• Reduced conference registration fees
  

• A full day is dedicated to highlighting student research through oral presentations and poster sessions just for students
  

• Present your research and compete for student presentation and poster awards

• Participate in student-focused workshops

• Meet other students and connect with wildlife health professionals

• Attend a Student-Mentor Mixer

• Travel grants available to students

 

Fund and publish your work

• Publish your work in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases

• Annual grant opportunities from WDA to fund wildlife health research, including a crowd-sourced funding challenge 
  

 

Awards and recognition

• Multiple annual competitive awards for students (with monetary prizes), including a research recognition and academic scholarship award

• Awards for the best aquatic animal manuscript published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, offered jointly with the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine

• BioOne Ambassador Award for early-career researchers with an article published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases who effectively communicate the importance and impact of their research to the public