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The Japanese Ophthalmological Society International Young Investigator Award
บทความจากราชวิทยาลัยจักษุแพทย์แห่งประเทศไทย
The Japanese Ophthalmological Society (JOS) International Young Investigator Award is offered to as many as 5 young ophthalmologists across the Asia-Pacific region every year. The Award is in recognition of the high scientific level of their paper published in a peer-reviewed journal in the field of ophthalmology and visual science. Awards for the year 2025 will be granted to individuals applying with a paper of publication date (including online publication) during the period of January through December 2024.
ขอเชิญสมาชิกจักษุแพทย์ที่อายุน้อยกว่า 40 ปี (นับถึง 1 มกราคม 2026)
The Japanese Ophthalmological Society (JOS) International Young Investigator Award is offered to as many as 5 young ophthalmologists across the Asia-Pacific region every year. The Award is in recognition of the high scientific level of their paper published in a peer-reviewed journal in the field of ophthalmology and visual science. Awards for the year 2025 will be granted to individuals applying with a paper of publication date (including online publication) during the period of January through December 2024.
Applicant Eligibility:
Applicants need to meet all of the following requirements:
Be an ophthalmologist aged 40 years or younger on January 1, 2026.
Be a resident of a country in the Asia-Pacific region other than Japan.
Be a first or corresponding author of the paper of application.
Have conducted his/her work regarding the paper of application in their home country.
Not be a current overseas graduate or post-graduate student in Japan, nor have any ongoing applications for such a position.
Submit the paper of application as a PDF file.
Submit a hand-signed recommendation preferably from the president of the ophthalmological society of the applicant's country of residence, or otherwise from the president of an academic society related to ophthalmology or vision science of which the applicant is a member.
Make an oral presentation at the International Crosstalk Symposium by Young Ophthalmologists to be held during the JOS Annual Meeting, April 9-12, 2026.
(In the absence of extenuating circumstances, if the awardee is unable to make an oral presentation on-site at the symposium, the award will be revoked.)
Allow additional funding support from domestic ophthalmological society to attend the 2026 JOS Annual Meeting, but not from corporations or other for-profit business entities.
Note: Although applications by the same individual over multiple years are allowed, those who have not yet received the JOS International Young Investigator Award shall be prioritized.
Financial Support for Award Recipients:
Each Award recipient will be granted the following:
Waiver of the registration fee for the 2026 JOS Annual Meeting.
100,000 yen to be used towards travel and lodging for the purposes of attending the 2026 JOS Annual Meeting.
Application Process:
Interested young ophthalmologists must fill out the attached application form, and submit the completed form together with the published paper and the recommendation letter as three separate PDF files to jos-award@po.nichigan.or.jp by April 30, 2025.
All submissions will be reviewed by the JOS International Young Investigator Award Committee and successful candidates will be notified by e-mail at a later date. In principle, only one individual per country will be awarded in any given year.