<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="">Nominations
are now open for the 2026 ICVS Early Career Investigator Award.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">This new
award, presented by the International Colour Vision Society (ICVS), recognizes
outstanding achievement in colour vision research by an early-career
researcher, showing exceptional promise and meaningful contributions to the
colour vision research community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">The award
is conferred at the ICVS biennial Symposium. Eligible candidates must be within
10 years of their PhD award (exceptions may be granted if well justified and
strongly supported). Nominees need not have been active in ICVS affairs but
should be willing and able to participate in the Symposium.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">To nominate
a candidate, please submit a letter of nomination and the candidate’s
curriculum vitae. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">The 2026
Award will be presented at the ICVS Symposium in Brighton, UK. Nominations must
be submitted by 16 January 2026 via email to the Chair of the Award Committee, Anya
Hurlbert (<a href="mailto:anya.hurlbert@newcastle.ac.uk">anya.hurlbert@newcastle.ac.uk</a>). </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">For more
information about the International Colour Vision Society, please visit </span><span lang="PT"><a href="http://www.icvs.info" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-GB">www.icvs.info</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica">Sérgio Nascimento, ICVS General Secretary</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica">On behalf of the Board of Directors</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica">International Colour Vision Society</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Helvetica"><a href="http://www.icvs.info/" target="_blank">www.icvs.info</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style=""> </span></p></div>