<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:13.91px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Nominations are now open for the 2026 ICVS Early Career Investigator Award.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:13.91px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">This new award, presented by the International Colour <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Vision</span></span> Society (ICVS), recognizes outstanding achievement in colour <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">vision</span></span> research by an early-career researcher, showing exceptional promise and meaningful contributions to the colour <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">vision</span></span> research community.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:13.91px;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:13.91px;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:13.91px;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" target="_blank">anya.hurlbert@newcastle.ac.uk</a>).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:13.91px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">For more information about the International Colour <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Vision</span></span> Society, please visit </span><span lang="PT"><a href="http://www.icvs.info/" target="_blank" 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:13.91px;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 <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Vision</span></span> Society</span></p></div>