TENOVUS SCOTLAND also administer three Endowment Trust Funds.
(£2000 plus memento) is made in respect of the best piece of research carried out in Scotland, in a nominated subject and is made every two years.
The Lady MacLellan Award 2008 was presented to Professor Stuart Ralston, Head, School of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, Western Hospital, Edinburgh at the February meeting of the National Committee. A report on the work carried out into 'bones' will appear in our Autumn edition of 'Nusovus'.
The Sir Robin MacLellan Annual Travel Award (£2,000) is intended to contribute towards the travel costs to a Conference/Symposium to enable the research worker, in receipt of a Tenovus Scotland grant, who has made an outstanding contribution, based on their Final Report, to present a paper. The research work must be carried out in Scotland.
The Sir Robin MacLellan Travel Award 2009 (Based on the researchers Final Report) was awarded to Dr John Martin Collinson, for his research into "the roles of Pax6 and Neurofascin in the etiology of corneal disease".
The Lady Illingworth Trust Prize Award to be awarded periodically to a person or persons who are thought to have made an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the disabilities which affect the elderly.
1996 In December 1996 the first Award was made to Dr R A Kenny MD FRCP FRCPI (now Professor) for her work carried out in the Department of Medicine (Geriatrics) University of Newcastle.
2001 The second Award was made to Professor Marion McMurdo at the University of Dundee. She was head of ageing and health in the Department of Medicine & her work focussed on intervening to postpone or prevent the onset of disability in later life.
2008 The Lady Illingworth Award 2008 was presented to Professor Peter Langhorne Professor of Stroke Care at Royal Infirmary Glasgow and Professor John B Young from Academic Unit of Elderly Care & Rehabilitation, Bradford Royal Infirmary Bradford for their work of 'improving the quality of life for the elderly'.