Animal Welfare Assessment Contest
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Fall 2024
The fall contest will be held November 22-24, 2024. Four divisions of the contest are offered: undergraduate junior, undergraduate senior, veterinary, and graduate students.
Registration is now closed.
Who can register?
Students
Undergraduates enrolled in an accredited institution (including community colleges and junior colleges) offering a curriculum in animal sciences, zoology or other animal-focused studies students are eligible for participation in the undergraduate division.
Veterinary technician students are also eligible for participation in the undergraduate division.
Graduate students enrolled in an accredited institution offering advanced degrees in animal sciences, zoology or other animal-focused studies are eligible for participation in the graduate division.
Veterinary students enrolled in an AVMA Council on Education-accredited institution are eligible for participation in the veterinary division.
For more information about the undergraduate/graduate/veterinary divisions please contact Dr. Sharon Kuca at 847-285-6713 or at AWJACavma [dot] org (AWJAC[at]avma[dot]org).
Veterinarians
A limited number of AVMA member veterinarians may participate in the fall contest with prior application and approval. Participants will be eligible to receive CE credits. To apply, email your completed application form and a current resume to AWJACavma [dot] org (AWJAC[at]avma[dot]org). Download the application form
Veterinary technicians
Registration is open to a limited number of veterinary technicians who will compete as non-placing participants. To be eligible to participate, veterinary technicians must be members of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in American (NAVTA). The registration fee for veterinary technicians is $25.