Closing date for nominations: 28th of February 2025

These two, separate awards are presented every two years to honour contributions to: Research in Veterinary Parasitology or Outstanding Contributions to Veterinary Parasitology.

For the research award, the candidate should have carried out research that is recognised as outstanding and made a significant to the advancement of knowledge in veterinary parasitology and /or the control of parasitic diseases.

For the award for Outstanding Contributions to Veterinary Parasitology, activities may include service or teaching that are recognised as excellent and significant to the promotion, support, teaching or learning, broadly defined, of veterinary parasitology.

Any member of the WAAVP may nominate a candidate by forwarding a letter describing the candidate’s qualifications for the specific award.

The nominator should arrange for a copy of the nominee’s Curriculum vitae and two (2) letters in support of the nomination to be sent to the Secretary/ Treasurer.

The letter should indicate clearly either:

• Outstanding contribution to research, the impact on the field and other evidence of the recognition of the research
• Outstanding service, promotion, support, teaching, contributions to training or teaching material in veterinary parasitology.

The opening date for nominations is the 1st of October 2024. Each award is worth $US 10,000. Award recipients would normally be expected to travel to the 30th WAAVP conference in Curitiba Brazil to collect their award in person.