Student and Post-Doc Research Awards

NOTE: Students entering competitions must apply at the time of abstract submission and must submit their abstract by the October 1, 2025 submission deadline.

Student Research Awards

Each year, Student Awards are made for oral and poster presentations by various organizations that are partners in the Conference.  Students must indicate their intention to be considered for the award at the time an abstract is submitted. Abstracts must be submitted by October 1, 2025, and one student can only participate in one student research award per conference. Each award has different requirements and students must review the conditions of each award. Failure to meet any of the stated criteria will result in automatic exclusion from the award competition.

CRWAD Post-Doc Research Award, sponsored by the CRWAD Council and Program Committee

Award: $500 award with free registration the following year

Criteria:

  • Must be a post-PhD post-doc
  • Must be within 4 years of receiving a PhD
  • Must be in a temporary position at an academic, for-profit or governmental organization
  • Must submit an abstract for oral presentation

Attachments needed (when submitting abstract):

  • Short CV (limit 5-pages)
  • Word document with research statement (500-word maximum) – Summary of your research that includes a description of: 1) how your work fits into the broader field of your research; 2) the scientific question(s) you are trying to answer and their potential impact on animal health/disease, population health, and/or translational medicine; 3) your current work; and 4) the potential future direction(s) of your research program.

Award Selection Criteria: Two awardees will be selected based on quality of CRWAD abstract, research statement, CV, and oral presentation at CRWAD

American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI)

  • Number of awards: 6
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Scope of eligible presentations: work relevant to veterinary immunology.
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of presentation or have graduated within the past 12 months.
    • The graduate student’s mentor must be an active AAVI member. Follow the link for membership application and dues payment: http://www.theaavi.org/membership.html
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): None

American College of Veterinary Microbiologists Awards (ACVM)

  • Number of awards: 5
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Scope of eligible presentations: work relevant to veterinary microbiology or parasitology.
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of presentation or have graduated within the past 12 months.
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): None

Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Awards (AVEPM)  

  • Number of awards: 5
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of presentation.
    • Scope of eligible presentations: work in a field related to epidemiology or population health (e.g., epidemiology of health and disease, health and production of food and companion animals, food safety).
    • At least one co-author on the abstract must be an active AVEPM member.
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): None

US Animal Vaccinology Research Coordination Network (USAVRCN) 

  • Number of awards: 4 (2 Oral, 2 Poster)
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Scope of eligible presentations: work relevant to animal vaccinology
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of presentation or have graduated within the past 12 months
    • At least one co-author on the abstract must be an active USAVRCN member. Follow link for member enrollment: https://www.usanimalvaccinenetwork.org/
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): None

The Animal Health Institute and Joseph J. Garbarino Foundation Biosafety and Biosecurity Awards

  • Number of awards: 3
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of their presentation.
    • Scope of eligible presentations: Work related to biosafety or biosecurity (e.g., surveillance strategies, diagnostic test assessment, epidemiology and prevention of infectious disease, laboratory safety).
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): A Word document with a fewer than 500-word essay regarding how the student’s work may impact biosafety and biosecurity.

NC1202 Enteric Diseases of Food Animals Awards

  • Number of awards: Up to 6
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of their presentation.
    • Scope of eligible presentations: work related to enteric diseases of domestic food animals and poultry.
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): None

The American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP)

  • Number of awards: 1
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program or post-doctoral training program at the time of their presentation.
    • Scope of eligible presentations: topics related to vector-borne and parasitic diseases spanning from endoparasites and ectoparasites and their impact on animal or human health.
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): None

Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (STVM)

  • Number of awards: 1
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program or post-doctoral training program at the time of their presentation.
    • Scope of eligible presentations: topics related to any vector-borne and other tropical and subtropical diseases impacting animal or human health.
  • Attachments needed (when submitting abstract): None
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