The Ulverscroft David Owen Award 2022
1 September 2021
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is delighted to announce the opening of the Ulverscroft David Owen Award 2022, a continuation of the Ulverscroft David Owen Awards.
The Ulverscroft Foundation gives financial help to Universities that research the causes of eye diseases; funds eye clinics, hospitals, schools, libraries and other organisations which help visually impaired people.
Since 2007 it has supported the Ulverscroft Vision Research Group (UVRG) at the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health UCL, funding PhD studentships, clinical research training fellowships and academic posts in key disciplines including ophthalmic statistics, to build a hub for academic paediatric ophthalmology and visual sciences.
In memory of David Owen who chaired the Foundation during this period and shaped its relationship with the UVRG, the Foundation is offering in partnership with The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, an annual prize of £500 in recognition of high-quality research in paediatric ophthalmology and visual sciences to promote academic paediatric ophthalmology. The award recognises the team undertaking the research and is accepted on the team’s behalf by the first author.
Previous recipients of the Ulverscroft David Owen Award
2021 Lucinda Teoh and the British Childhood Visual Impairment and Blindness Study Interest Group
2020 Amy Gerrish and her co-authors from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
2019 Lola Solebo and her colleagues including the British Congenital Cataract Interest Group
The 2022 award will be presented at the RCOphth Congress, Monday 23 to Thursday 26 May 2022, in Glasgow. A representative of the awarded team will present a talk to explain the impact of the research and how it has contributed to change.
Application process for 2022 award:
Criteria:
- The first author and senior author should apply together.
- Either the first or lead author must be an ophthalmologist.
- At least one of the authors must be a member of the RCOphth.
- The applicants should be based and have undertaken the research reported at a British institution.
- The paper must have been published in a peer reviewed scientific journal after 1 January 2020.
Timetable:
Applications open: 14 September 2021
Applications close: 7 January 2022
Announcement of winner: 4 February 2022
Award made at Congress 2022 Awards Ceremony in Glasgow.
Application form
Ulverscroft David Owen Prize Application Form
Please send completed applications to laurelle.bygraves@rcophth.ac.uk.
Judging panel
Subgroup of the Academic Sub-committee and the Paediatric Sub-committee.
Other awards and prizes
RCOphth offers a wide range of travel awards and clinical/research fellowships in partnership with other organisations.
You can find out about other awards and prizes here.