Ed Hiestand Memorial Veterinary Student Scholarship

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association

Funding is provided by donors in memory of Ed Hiestand and by the Orphaned Wildlife Rescue Center. Competition is open to all current veterinary students (includes interns and residents). The paper should cover a topic related to a veterinary aspect of wildlife rehabilitation (diagnosis, transmission, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention of a specific disease; a case report; a wildlife medicine-related study; etc.) and may consist of a literature review, a personal experience, or both. Click here to view a list of previous winning students and the topics of their papers. The winner makes a 20 to 25 minute presentation at the Symposium and the paper is eligible for publication by NWRA.