Current awards & travel grants

CA Wright Memorial Medal

The CA Wright medal has been given annually since 1985 to a member of the BSP to recognise their outstanding contribution to the discipline of parasitology. The recipient is a scientist in mid-career who, it is considered, will confirm their already outstanding achievements to become a truly distinguished future leader of their field.

This sentiment is in keeping with the encouragement of younger parasitologists by Chris Wright, Director of the Experimental Taxonomy Unit at the Natural History Museum, London, UK and the Society�s President at the time of his untimely death in 1983, and in whose memory a commemorative medal was instigated.

Nominations for the 2010 CA Wright Medal are now open. Nominations can be made at any time up to the closing date in January 2010.

The nomination procedure for the CA Wright medal has been simplified. Nominations must be made in writing to the Hon General Secretary, presenting a case for the awarding of the medal.

Nominations are invited from members of BSP for this award for which the following conditions apply:

• The medal is awarded for contributions to the discipline of parasitology in the broadest sense.
  
• Each nomination is made by a proposer who must be a bona fide paid-up member of BSP.
  
• All currently serving officers and members of Council are excluded from acting as proposers for candidates.
  
• No currently serving officers or members of Council may be nominated as candidates.
  
• Nominations must be made in writing to the Hon General Secretary, presenting a case for the awarding of the medal to the nominee.
  
• Candidates must be under 50 years of age on the 1st April of the year the award is made.
  
• Candidates must be fully paid-up members of BSP of not less than three year's standing.

All nominations must be received by the Hon. General Secretary, Dr John Horton by January 13th 2010. Late applications cannot be considered.

Following receipt of nominations, candidates will be contacted by the Hon. Gen. Secretary, requesting confirmation that they meet the eligibility requirements, and that they wish to be considered for the Medal. If so, they will be asked to provide supporting documentation (CV etc.) which will then be considered by the BSP Council at the first meeting in 2010.

All documents dealing with the unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed by the Hon. General Secretary immediately after the relevant Council meeting and no record will be kept in the Society's archives other than the name and papers of the successful candidate.

Council reserves the following rights:

• Not to make an award in a particular year.
  
• To make two awards if is unable to resolve a tie or if it is unreasonable to exclude one of the tied individuals.

The name of the C.A. Wright medallist will be announced by the President at the AGM. The medal will be presented at the annual dinner by the President. The recipient will be expected to be present at the dinner and to make a short speech of acceptance.

The Wright medallists since the inception of the award in 1985 are:
John Barrett, Roy Anderson FRS, Derek Wakelin, Diane McLaren, David Molyneux, Vaughan Southgate, Andrew Tait, Don Bundy, Christine Facer, Anne Keymer, Jenefer Blackwell, David Rollinson, Alan Fairlamb, Ted Bianco, Rick Maizels, Dave Barry, Malcolm Kennedy, Richard Grencis, Mark Woolhouse, Phil Craig, Aaron Maule, Joanne Webster, Mike Ferguson, Jeremy Mottram