Two Ontario Veterinary College graduate students have been awarded prestigious Vanier scholarships worth $50,000 a year for three years.
PhD candidates Monica Baquero and Matthew Little were among the 166 award recipients named in August from across Canada.
The federal government introduced the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships in 2008 to attract and retain world-class doctoral students.
Monica Baquero studies host-pathogen interactions in Johne’s disease in OVC’s Department of Pathobiology.
Matthew Little, working on a collaborative International Development PhD and based in OVC’s Population Medicine department, will study chronic disease epidemiology and nutrition in rural India.
The Vanier awards affirm that Guelph is attracting top graduate students, said John Livernois, interim vice-president (research and external partnerships).
“This shows that our PhD candidates rank with the best in Canada — that their research fields are extremely applicable to the needs of Canada and of benefit around the world. Their advisers should also be congratulated for providing the resources each candidate needed to succeed.”
Read the news release here.