Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund Bursary

Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund Bursary 2008

Travel to Africa with VISION AID OVERSEAS

'experience working conditions and eye problems very different to those found in the UK.'

The Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund and Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) are offering two bursaries (worth £1,000 each) to enable dispensing or optometric students who will have completed their 2nd year at a university (Glasgow - 3rd year), college or UK distance learning course, to join a VAO group travelling to Africa for two weeks during the summer of 2008.

• Applications closed on 26 October 2007.
• Interviews will be held on 12 December 2007.

Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund Bursary 2007

The Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund and VISION AID OVERSEAS (VAO) have awarded two bursaries (worth £900 each) to enable dispensing or optometric students to join a VAO group travelling to Africa for two weeks during the summer of 2007. 

• Applications closed on 30 October 2006 
• Finalists were interviewed on Wednesday 6 December 2006 

Congratulations to the Irvine Aitchison Memorial Fund Bursary 2007 winners: 

June Cantwell (ABDO College)

Rachel McDonald (Cardiff University)