Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Awards

  1. Teaching Assistantships

    Graduate Students in the Veterinary Medical Sciences graduate program are eligible to apply for teaching assistantships.  

    Call for applications:

    2025-26 graduate courses:

    • Graduate Assistant Teaching (GAT): VETM 605: Introduction to Biostatistical Methods
    • Graduate Assistant Teaching (GAT): VETM 702: Advanced Topics in Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine 

    2025-26 DVM courses:

    Fall 2025
    •    VTMD 202 Professional Identity Formation I
    •    VTMD 204 Exploring Vet Med I
    •    VTMD 206 Healthy Animals I
    •    VETM 420 Health Management
    •    VETM 440 One Health and Veterinary Practice

    Fall 2025 & Winter 2026
    •    VETM 405, VETM 505 Clinical Skills II & III – Bovine, Equine, Small Animal
    •    VETM 407 Professional Skills II
    •    VETM 508 Professional Skills III
    •    VETM 591 Clinical Enrichment

    Winter 2026
    •    VTMD 213 Animals As Populations
    •    VTMD 217 Healthy Animals II
     

    Please forward questions to vmgrad@ucalgary.ca

  2. VMS Internship Awards

    We are awaiting confirmation of future funding for this initiative.

Award value of $2500

The award will be presented by the Associate Dean Graduate Education and will recognize a graduate student supervised by a UCVM faculty member who has significantly advanced the mission of UCVM through excellence in research, communication of science and/or leadership. The nominated individual may be in any graduate program but must be supervised by a UCVM faculty member and have been at the University of Calgary for a minimum of two years. DEADLINE: Nominations are to be submitted in one PDF to vmgrad@ucalgary.ca by 4:30pm, July 15, 2025.

The nomination should include:

  • A letter of recommendation from the primary supervisor identifying specific contributions of the nominee. The letter may be co-signed by supervisory committee members;
  • An up-to-date curriculum vitae.

The award will be presented by the Veterinary Medical Sciences Graduate Student Association and will recognize a UCVM faculty member who has actively promoted excellence in graduate education and research through excellence in supervision. The nominated individual must be a UCVM faculty member who has supervised graduate students at the University of Calgary for a minimum of two years. DEADLINE: Nominations are to be submitted to vmgrad@ucalgary.ca by 4:30pm, July 15, 2025.

The nomination should include:

  • A letter of recommendation from a current graduate student identifying specific contributions that demonstrate excellence in teaching, supervision and mentorship of graduate students. The letter may be co-signed by other graduate students;
  • An up-to-date curriculum vitae, including a list of all students supervised (past and present).

Award value of $2,000

The award recognizes a graduate student (full time) registered in a Veterinary Medical Sciences graduate program who has a focus and demonstrated academic or scholastic distinction in parasitology. The student must have completed at least one course of any level in the UCVM.  DEADLINE: Nominations are to be submitted to vmgrad@ucalgary.ca by 4:30pm, July 15, 2025.

The nomination should include:

  • A brief letter of recommendation from your current supervisor
  • A 300-word explanation of your interest and experience in parasitology (anything beyond 300 words will be truncated).
  • An up-to-date curriculum vitae

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