The WDA has a long history of strongly promoting and supporting students in their educational goals involving wildlife health issues. The Wildlife Disease Association offers a scholarship and two awards to encourage postgraduate students (Masters or PhD) participation in the Association and our annual conference.

• Wildlife Disease Association Scholarship: Awarded annually to a student who is pursuing master’s or doctoral degree specializing in research on wildlife disease.
• Wildlife Disease Graduate Student Research Recognition Award: Awarded annually to the student judged to have the best research project in the field of wildlife disease.
• Terry Amundson Student Presentation Award: Awarded annually acknowledging the most outstanding oral presentation of research findings at the WDA meeting.
• WDA Student Poster Competition: Awarded annually acknowledging the most outstanding poster presentation of research findings at the WDA meeting.