Award, Grants and Scholarships
The Deer Veterinarians of the NZVA offers the following awards, grants or scholarships for veterinary students or veterinarians working in the deer industry.
If you have any questions about these awards or scholarships, please email deer@vets.org.nz.
The Founders Legacy Award for deer veterinarians is awarded and presented at the annual Sheep, Beef Cattle and Deer Veterinarians Dinner at the NZVA and NZVNA Conference. This prize is awarded to current or past members of the NZVA who have shown leadership, contributed to knowledge and education, or provided significant contribution to the deer veterinary profession or industry in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This award celebrates the legacy of the founding members of the Deer Veterinarians of the NZVA.
If you know someone who could be a deserving recipient of this award, please complete the nomination form below and email it to deer@vets.org.nz.
Established in 2017 by the Deer Veterinarians of the NZVA, the Gary Walker Scholarship provides funding for individual clinical practitioners to undertake district-level investigatory or research work on deer farms. The award was established in 2017.
Examples of the type of projects that could be funded include detailed work-up of animal health issues on individual deer farms, and small on-farm productivity/clinical studies. Most projects awarded the scholarship would ordinarily be difficult to fund because:
- in the case of individual farm issues, the immediate economic return to the client may not warrant investment in a full investigation
- funding for small field studies can be difficult to obtain.
