The STVM encourages student participation in the organization and sponsors three student awards. The Norval-Young and the Alain Provost Awards provide support for students to attend the Biennial Meeting and the Career Development Award provides support for a training program in some area of tropical veterinary medicine.

Norval-Young Award

This award was established to honor the memory of 2 distinguished researchers and teachers who made enormous contributions to the present understanding of tick-borne diseases in the tropics. Dr. Andy Norval was a native of Zimbabwe who spent most of his career studying the ecology and epidemiology of ticks and the pathogens they transmit. He eventually became a member of the faculty at the University of Florida, Gainesville where he maintained an extensive graduate program. Dr Alan Young spent most of his working life in East Africa at Muguga, the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and later at the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD). He became the world’s leading authority on theileriosis and East Coast fever. He provided much support and encouragement to many postgraduate students and young scientists who worked in his training programs. Both of these scientists were dedicated to student participation, encouragement and support and it is to these ideals that this award was created. The Norval-Young Award is given every two years to coincide with the STVM biennial conference. It is presented to a student who has completed a research project in the area of tropical veterinary medicine. The award is given to the winner of a competition based on the submission of a research abstract and supporting materials and provides support to attend the biennial meeting of STVM. MORE...

Career Development Award

The Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine has established the Career Development Award to provide support for a student to participate in a workshop or training program in the area of tropical veterinary medicine. This Award consists of a stipend of up to $1500 that is given to a student to be used towards the cost of attending or participating in a workshop or a training program in an area of tropical veterinary medicine. The award may be used individually or in combination with other awards but must be used to cover costs directly associated with the workshop/program. The training program can be a structured workshop or a supervised period in a research laboratory/institution or private practice but must have direct relevance to tropical veterinary medicine. The award is open to veterinary and graduate students worldwide who are interested in tropical veterinary medicine. MORE...

Provost Award

The STVM in conjunction with the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD) have established the Provost Award. This new award is similar to the Norval-Young Award and provides support for a student from a developing country to attend the STVM Biennial Conference. MORE...

Previous Award Winners

For a list of previous award winner visit our History Web page