WDA Graduate Student Scholarship Award (SSA) Grant

WDA Graduate Student Scholarship Award (SSA) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Wildlife Disease Association
Amount: Up to US $3,500
Last Updated: February 08, 2026

Summary

The WDA Graduate Student Scholarship Award (SSA) supports emerging wildlife health professionals by recognizing their academic and research achievements. With a minimum value of $2,000, this award can cover educational expenses and travel to the annual WDA conference. Eligibility includes being a graduate student or an approved intern, with a focus on those maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. This award aims to foster the next generation of wildlife health experts.

Overview

WDA Student Award Competition The 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. Several different 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, encourage student participation in the Association and attendance at our annual international conference. Graduate Student Scholarship Achievement Award (SSA) This award acknowledges outstanding academic and research accomplishment, productivity, and future potential in pursuit of new knowledge in wildlife health or disease. The scholarship has a minimum value of $2,000 US, which can be used for fees, books, supplies, equipment and other educational expenses incurred by you as a student during the pursuit of your graduate degree, or to support travel to conferences plus 1-year’s WDA membership (Student or Regular Member Online Only). An additional $1,500 is available to the winner, if they choose to use the funds to attend the annual international WDA conference. Two Graduate Student Scholarship Award awards are available each year.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must be students AND members of the WDA. WDA student definition:Enrolled in a graduate student program at least half-time, orBe participating full-time in an internship or residency program which is approved for credit towards board certification or graduate degree.Applicants for the WDA Graduate Student Scholarship Achievement Award (SSA) must be pursuing an advanced (graduate) degree at the time of application.Exception: Students who have completed their graduate programs are eligible to submit applications for the WDA Graduate SRRA up to the 1st annual international WDA conference occurring after the completion of their studies. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. Applicants must be members of the WDA at the time applications are received.

Ineligibility

Awards are non-renewable and may be received only once by a given candidate.