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Dr Samuel William Inman died on 26 August 1968 and in his will left the sum of £1000 to the Society:
… upon Trust that the Council shall invest the sum in such a manner as they shall think fit and with the income thereafter provide an annual prize for what the Society shall consider the best original work on psychosomatic ophthalmology in The British Journal of Medical Psychology or other medical journal approved by the Society.
In consideration of the legacy the said Council shall undertake to name the said prize as "The William Inman Prize".
In 1968 it was determined by the Council that the prize would be given for 'the best original work on psychosomatic ophthalmology published in The British Journal of Medical Psychology or other medical journal approved by the Society'. Normally the recipient would be a British subject, no person would receive the award on more than one occasion and that the award would be made annually on the basis of work published in the previous two calendar years, but no award would be made in the absence of work of sufficient merit.
Each year in the Annual Report, the Accounts have shown the manner in which the William Inman Prize fund is invested and the sums now accumulated in the fund, but there have been few occasions in recent years when there have been any claims on the prize, though efforts to publicize its availability have also atrophied.
The Scientific Affairs Board wishes to re-stimulate awareness of the existence of the prize. The Editor of The British Journal of Medical Psychology has been sensitized to the possibility of appropriate articles being submitted for the prize. The Board recommends that the definition of 'psychosomatic ophthalmology' be interpreted widely to include any research on psychosomatic factors in physical illness but especially those concerning the eye. Authors of published articles, their supporters and Journal editors are invited to submit to the Scientific Affairs Board, eight copies of any article pub