Early Career Scientist Microscopy Award: Time is Running out – Closing Date 30th September 2008

The Olympus Early Career Scientist Microscopy Award has been set up to help life scientists seeking to establish their careers, by providing the long-term loan of a specific item of Olympus microscopy equipment for their research. The Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) will also support the prize winner with two years free membership, putting them within easy reach of becoming a Fellow of the RMS (FRMS).

The equipment on offer ranges from a basic light microscope to a highly-specified FluoView 1000 confocal microscopy system. All equipment will be loaned free of charge for a period of up to 2 years, with full training and technical support.

Depending on the applications received, Olympus may make several awards of basic microscopy systems, or loan a single piece of high-end equipment.

What is the purpose of this award?

Olympus is seeking to provide support to scientists at a time in their careers when it is most needed. The loan of equipment is intended to allow a successful applicant to have unrestricted use of an imaging resource, to which they may otherwise have little or no access. It is anticipated that the equipment will be used to obtain data for publications and grant applications that will increase the standing and future capacity of the successful applicant’s laboratory.

Who is eligible?

This competition is intended for UK life scientists who are at the beginning of their careers. Specifically, the competition is aimed at researchers who hold either personal fellowships or are within three years of their first tenured academic appointment, and have not yet secured substantial grant funding. There is no limit on age.

How to apply

Application forms and full terms and conditions are available to download at olympus.co.uk