2026 Winston Fellow Award – ITVS Pathway Student Competition
The Winston Fellow Award Program recognizes excellent contributions to vision science by sponsoring an annual $5,000 graduate student award and $2,500 postdoctoral award.
Join us for the Winston Fellow Competition on Friday, May 15th, 2026, at Connor Auditorium, where ITVS Pathway students will compete for the $5,000 Winston Fellow Award.
Postdoctoral finalists—selected by abstract submission- will present their work during the Vision Research Forum on Friday, May 29, 2026 (11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.).
All presentations will be judged on scientific merit by a panel of faculty judges. Details for a reception to celebrate the winners of both the student and postdoc Winston Fellow Awards will be announced.
In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, but virtual attendance is available upon request by contacting Jenna Krizan at krizanj@wustl.edu.
In December 2022, David (A&S ‘74) and Deborah Winston made a generous gift to establish the Winston Fellow Award in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
This unique award will support graduate students who are receiving specific training in vision science through the Interdisciplinary Training in Vision Sciences Pathway. The overall goal of the program is to attract a group of gifted, well-trained biomedical scientists to careers in vision research to continue unlocking the mysteries of eye disease.