IGA research grant 2012

Published: 18 December 2011

RCN - IGA Research Awards 2012

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 29th February 2012

The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) is pleased to announce a grants programme in collaboration with The Royal College of Nursing and is pleased to offer Nursing Research Awards up to the value of £40,000 in 2012.

This is a research award to facilitate research into supporting patients during their glaucoma care. The IGA encourages patient orientated research and research directly concerned with the improvement of the management of glaucoma.

Applicants must be individual nurses or departments based in the UK or Eire.

The maximum award will be £40,000 but the awards committee welcomes applications for lesser amounts with the awards being made based on the quality of the application and the expected benefit to patients with glaucoma.

Animal experimentation is specifically excluded from work supported by the International Glaucoma Association Fellowships.

The awards are normally awarded annually

Please note that the application process is administered by the IGA in collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing. The conditions of the grants will be an agreement between the IGA and the successful applicant.

Four copies of the application should be submitted to:

Ms Richenda Kew

International Glaucoma Association

Woodcote House, 15 Highpoint Business Village, Henwood, Ashford, Kent TN24 8DH

To find out more please contact us on 01233 64 81 64 or email us at info@iga.org.uk