Motor Neurone Disease campaigner Gordon Aikman has been presented with a British Empire Medal.
The 30-year-old Fifer has raised more than £400,000 for research into a cure for the condition since he was diagnosed with it last year.
He said he was absolutely delighted to be awarded the BEM by the Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh on behalf of the Queen.
“It may be too late for me but we can and we must find a cure for future generations,” Mr Aikman said.
“With every day I have left I will be fighting for a world free from MND.”
It is the latest in a line of awards for the former Kirkcaldy High School pupil and Edinburgh University graduate, who was just 29 when he was diagnosed with the devastating illness.
He also holds an honorary degree from Edinburgh University and a Points of Light Award which he received from Prime Minister David Cameron.
According to the Motor Neurone Disease Association, half of sufferers, usually men in their fifties or sixties, die within 14 months of diagnosis and the remainder within five years.
Despite his diagnosis, Gordon launched his campaign, Gordon’s Fightback, to raise awareness and money and has won the support of the nation.
He also married his partner Joe, a political journalist at Holyrood.
The former Scotland squad gymnast was diagnosed after suffering numb fingers and weakening legs.
He has now lost the use of his hands and is almost wheelchair-bound.
Gordon’s vision is for the Scottish and UK governments to improve the care provided to Scotland’s 500 MND patients and help find a cure.
Achievements so far include paying MND nurses from the public purse instead of charity donations, doubling the number of MND nurses and guaranteeing patients a voice through eye-gaze technology and voice synthesizers.
He also wants to outlaw care charges, fast-track social security benefits and persuade the Westminster Government to double MND research funding.