Awards and Prizes
The T. F. C. Frost Charitable Trust
The Trust has been established since 1966 to provide grants and scholarships to universities and hospitals for research into eye disease. The Trustees invite applications for two Clinical Fellowships or one Clinical Fellowship and one PhD Studentship, from ophthalmologists currently training in the UK. Projects must be in the field of Ophthalmology or visual sciences.
2017 Essay Prize for Foundation Doctors
The College is currently accepting applications for 2017’s Essay Prize for Foundation Doctors. Entries are invited on the essay “How would you ensure that we listen and respond to the voice of patients in Ophthalmology?” The competition is open to all those currently in a UK Foundation Programme (F1, F2) at the time of submission,
2017 Ophthalmology Honours open for entry
Bayer’s awards programme, Ophthalmology Honours, is open for entry for a third year running. The awards programme is designed to recognise and celebrate, on an annual basis, the outstanding work being carried out by multi-disciplinary teams in ophthalmology throughout the UK. Supported by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and Visionary, a membership
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers – Ruskell Medal and Masters Medal 2017
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers’ Ruskell and Masters medals are now open for application for 2017, The Ruskell Medal will be awarded to the first named author of the best paper in ophthalmology or visual science for studies undertaken within the UK and published between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017. The Masters Medal will
BMA Humanitarian Fund 2017 now open for application
Doctors seeking financial support to make a difference to health in low-income countries can now apply to the BMA humanitarian fund. Applications to the 2017 fund, which supports doctors looking to help those in need abroad with travel and accommodation costs, are now under way. The fund is open to NHS employees involved in projects