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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='border:solid #461F7C 2.25pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018-y5HplgDydceFvOgqHtngd1e7IDj9p5hW20UKkbSCu9dfEUTuQM12Y3EJy0vvXWVlFFYE6VOCfbkFtFHGMd-ADCLlcr4EqVK62EiRRECvJ5FufwfxZAKzH4Sri3nm7T9nWjcSly2qCjn5-mgGL_kukeTMSKHHDZ&c=WutiA3arMbpWkPwKdGy0ThR7ved9dEcNDVaQeA3M4SBjyb54CSFMiA==&ch=MQvAWUdIbbaZI_ORfiBN_ex2Pb8VeEfQUgbV4qCXwCybDv6wTXsuRg=="><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=690 style='width:7.1875in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/d618935b-16b8-4fce-ad5f-ee476f3524b7.png"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h2 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS 2025 Travel Grant Applications are Now Open</span><span style='font-family:Merriweather;color:#1C6442;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS is now accepting applications for Travel Grants for travel to the VSS 2025 meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Travel Grants are intended to reduce the cost of travel to the VSS Annual Meeting for those with financial need. Travel grant awards are available for trainees ranging from undergraduates through postdocs. New this year: undergraduate members may apply now and later submit a just-in-time abstract and you will learn about whether you received the grant before the deadline for just-in-time abstracts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Travel grants are intended to increase the participation of people from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups and individuals facing significant financial obstacles to their attendance. We have multiple sources of funding for travel grants (from NSF, NIH, Elsevier and private donations) and can support undergraduates, researchers between degrees, graduate students and postdocs, including both US and international trainees. Applicants must be the first author on a submitted abstract. Previous VSS travel-award recipients are not eligible (2020 and 2021 award recipients excluded).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>All applications will be evaluated on a balance of criteria, including scientific quality of the submitted abstract (except for undergraduates planning on a just-in-time submission), financial need, and diversity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>An awardee dinner for all undergraduates funded by travel grants will take place on Saturday evening at the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>To Apply for a Travel Grant:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Log in to your <a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018-y5HplgDydceFvOgqHtngd1e7IDj9p5hW20UKkbSCu9dfEUTuQM11Flq18PRMpN0ErR1Cqz3zTnxiR7R4v0jhOwK5QCIIF6VhoW6H_6n0JL-QRLMxAmwwHS0HSqqEdFUUt_eEp0C397FuCgpS4qvwCTCIis8_RI8EavNYACiqk=&c=WutiA3arMbpWkPwKdGy0ThR7ved9dEcNDVaQeA3M4SBjyb54CSFMiA==&ch=MQvAWUdIbbaZI_ORfiBN_ex2Pb8VeEfQUgbV4qCXwCybDv6wTXsuRg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>MyVSS Account</span></b></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>On your account home page, click the 'Apply for a Travel Grant' button. Note that you will only see this button if you meet the criteria above.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Complete the Travel Grant Application form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Applications will be accepted through the end of day on <b>January 24, 2025</b>. Grant recipients will be announced on <b>February 14</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>For more information about eligibility and available grants, please see <a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018-y5HplgDydceFvOgqHtngd1e7IDj9p5hW20UKkbSCu9dfEUTuQM1zAy7wHd6W4z7K3-Sw__LMpyaWYG7G8-F-goxMkLGtdCvZKZ2ipwurr40gApg_ntBbxJYo981xqdDYVLdACjSrS-xU_feNoDAOYgMc0cLzUDGfu0S68evGA3Bf5rmVlE4L_zxBnnDa4xfzel_0TLvyk=&c=WutiA3arMbpWkPwKdGy0ThR7ved9dEcNDVaQeA3M4SBjyb54CSFMiA==&ch=MQvAWUdIbbaZI_ORfiBN_ex2Pb8VeEfQUgbV4qCXwCybDv6wTXsuRg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>Travel Grants Information</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at <a href="mailto:awards@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>awards@visionsciences.org</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#C3319A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='color:black'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#83A2E5'><tr><td width="40%" valign=top style='width:40.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><img border=0 width=230 style='width:2.3958in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/2efb2172-cd02-427b-b497-1c127b38a06c.png"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><h3 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Satellite and Social Event Proposals are Being Accepted</span><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:Merriweather;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>For more information including available time slots, fees, organizer requirements and the online request form, please visit </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018-y5HplgDydceFvOgqHtngd1e7IDj9p5hW20UKkbSCu9dfEUTuQM1yKxBVcECBHekrLMB2blPZWz2hk79R_Gj96qHapJ1hjSfGJsquj4anYPbjo_UV5rJJgGHQ9fkKgNT65B74P3A7yeyQ9skhRi-gSTOomjbc4Uni3DELNCTWMN9YXJ4TjIQL7wdKrWwuKQ&c=WutiA3arMbpWkPwKdGy0ThR7ved9dEcNDVaQeA3M4SBjyb54CSFMiA==&ch=MQvAWUdIbbaZI_ORfiBN_ex2Pb8VeEfQUgbV4qCXwCybDv6wTXsuRg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>Satellite and Social Events</span></b></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> and submit by January 10.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#C3319A;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='color:black'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h3 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nominations are Now Open<o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS is accepting nominations through January 24, 2025 for the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018-y5HplgDydceFvOgqHtngd1e7IDj9p5hW20UKkbSCu9dfEUTuQM19-BoNL-L-FVc3c8u2Kwa3vYSiz-frsmjKbQXk5thQ7tRVn3SZx4YyAjlVv4Md1fCIv-27XOxBotIOnUNc2VwoZpPxmygJOdQQ9C7tLtb4s9dXet6lSY1PAUGDwkowDPAm905xTivFnD&c=WutiA3arMbpWkPwKdGy0ThR7ved9dEcNDVaQeA3M4SBjyb54CSFMiA==&ch=MQvAWUdIbbaZI_ORfiBN_ex2Pb8VeEfQUgbV4qCXwCybDv6wTXsuRg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>Davida Teller Award</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> and </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018-y5HplgDydceFvOgqHtngd1e7IDj9p5hW20UKkbSCu9dfEUTuQM18em2Oh8v07ZQ1zN9HjSQ10jBxLd_nnWMrULSaGKdFqYn6Bd31VLc-j3MJKz2zcH-mWQD7415JgjShFDwVHZUMe6BvahT4GMD1NNxr-JANKsv_0-WbC0Igsp9SbXGYZfuc_7NH6-2Dxl&c=WutiA3arMbpWkPwKdGy0ThR7ved9dEcNDVaQeA3M4SBjyb54CSFMiA==&ch=MQvAWUdIbbaZI_ORfiBN_ex2Pb8VeEfQUgbV4qCXwCybDv6wTXsuRg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>The Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. Nominations are also open for the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><a href="https://w7lrdvwab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018-y5HplgDydceFvOgqHtngd1e7IDj9p5hW20UKkbSCu9dfEUTuQM17guZptNd0jqoX3QpF20njC3fNFko1DBBN1OrFKW6cDZWodUWi8EWyI8aO_RV6bbmJ2gub21igu4px3a3k_QXpKUbpL3OJZWfYiYvcuzZZOSbmYPoun2YLWOgyKTGwoOy78WOK_tD1Au0Zkhxph7Tu4=&c=WutiA3arMbpWkPwKdGy0ThR7ved9dEcNDVaQeA3M4SBjyb54CSFMiA==&ch=MQvAWUdIbbaZI_ORfiBN_ex2Pb8VeEfQUgbV4qCXwCybDv6wTXsuRg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#395485;text-decoration:none'>Young Investigator Award</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> through February 10.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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