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Promoting vision research and its applications |
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Mark Bradshaw Award The Mark Bradshaw Award was introduced by the AVA in 2006, in memory of Professor Mark Bradshaw who died in 2004. The award is paid from the Vision Scientists Memorial Fund, established by the AVA to support junior researchers (postgraduates studying for a higher degree or postdoctoral junior scientists [up to 5 years after getting a PhD] based in the UK). Donations to the fund can be directed to the AVA secretariat and cheques etc. should be made payable to "The Vision Scientists Memorial Fund". The maximum award to any one individual is 750 UK pounds. The Mark Bradshaw Memorial award is an open award to help people with their research. Applicants should detail on the application form how they would like to spend the award. Over recent years, the AVA has funded collaborative research visits and the purchase of equipment and software needed for research. Applications for the support of publication costs, payments for research subjects or manpower, travel and other creative research pursuits will also be seriously considered if a strong case for support can be made. A number of awards will be made once every two years (to alternate with the Richard Eagle Award). The closing date for the next award is the last day in September, 2010. The recipient(s) of the award will be required to write a report of how they spent their award for publication on the AVA website.Applicants must:
To apply for an award you need to complete an application form which must be sent by email together with a letter of support from your supervisor to: An application form can be downloaded here or obtained by e-mailing the AVA Secretariat on: Gillian.Porter@bristol.ac.uk Completed application forms must be sent as an email attachment to the AVA Secretariat at one of the above e-mail addresses. |
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