[visionlist] AVA Geoffrey Burton Travel Award 2026/7

[O'Hare, Louise]

Dear all,

The Geoffrey Burton Travel Award provides funding of up to £750 to support attendance at conferences or meetings where you will be presenting a paper or poster. Admissible costs include transport, registration, accommodation, and subsistence.

Eligibility
The award is primarily open to:

  *   PhD students currently registered for their degree
  *   Post-doctoral researchers within 5 years of achieving their PhD
The committee is also happy to consider compelling applications from pre-doctoral research assistants who can demonstrate:

  *   A significant intellectual contribution to the research (i.e. first authorship, delivery of the presentation)
  *   That no other sources of funding are available

Applicants must be AVA members and have attended at least one AVA meeting in the 18 months prior to the application deadline.

The award supports conferences held between 1st May 2026 and 1st April 2027.

How to apply
Closing date: 10th April 2026
Please submit the following to Hannah Broadbent (hannah.broadbent at qinetiq.com<mailto:hannah.broadbent at qinetiq.com>):

  *   Completed application form*
  *   Letter of support from your supervisor*
* Templates available to download at: https://www.theava.net/awards/travel.php

Applications will be judged on scientific merit by the AVA Executive Committee.

About the Award
The Geoffrey Burton Travel Award is made possible by the Vision Scientists Memorial Fund, established through a legacy from Geoffrey Burton, a talented early career vision scientist who died young. His legacy was gifted to the AVA to encourage early career researchers by supporting their attendance at conferences, meetings, and events.

One award will be made, and the recipient will be required to write a conference report for the AVA website.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The AVA Committee


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