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Awards & Grants
ARVO and the ARVO Foundation provide nearly $500,000 in funding annually to the eye and vision research community. Awards, grants and fellowship are available to members and nonmembers in several topic areas, including special awards for young investigators, underrepresented groups in ophthalmology and international members.
ARVO Foundation Collaborative Research Fellowship
This fellowship pairs researchers from developing countries with established scientists to strengthen ophthalmic research capacities.
Applications Close: October 1, 2026
Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery
This award, established by Ingrid Kreissig, MD in 2020 with an endowment through the ARVO Foundation, recognizes the next generation of curious, enterprising investigators who seek to optimize functional outcomes for patients needing retinal surgery.
Applications Close: October 1, 2026
ARVO Foundation Research Catalyst Award
The ARVO Foundation Research Catalyst Award is intended for investigators beginning their careers or returning to the workforce after an extended leave. The goal of this award is to support an initial research project for an investigator with a superb research idea. Established in 2023, the award is generously funded by the ARVO Foundation.
Applications Close: October 1, 2026
This award honors David L. Epstein, MD, who is widely considered to be one of the most influential leaders in the world of glaucoma and glaucoma research over the past 40 years. The award was created by Dr. Epstein’s family to perpetuate and honor his commitment to the scientific understanding and cure of glaucoma through the support of promising clinician-scientists in exceptional research environments.
Applications Close: October 1, 2026
Genentech Career Development Award for Emerging Vision Scientists
The Genentech Career Development Award for Emerging Vision Scientists provides research funding to early-career investigators who have received their initial faculty appointment and are working to establish an independent vision research program. The award provides a two-year grant totaling $100,000 to support research and personnel costs.
Applications Close: October 1, 2026
The Bert M. Glaser, MD Award for Innovative Research in Retina
This award is given to an early-career investigator in recognition of the discovery of a drug or technique, or the understanding of a mechanism of disease, that is novel and has profoundly changed our understanding and/or treatment of a retinal disease or condition. The discovery must have taken place within five years of the date of application.
Applications Close: October 1, 2026
Carl Camras Translational Research Awards
This award for young investigators working in areas of translational research honors Dr. Carl Camras, who is highly respected for his work as a glaucoma specialist and a research scientist. This award acknowledges young researchers, 45 years of age or less, who have exhibited excellence in research and their fundamental scientific discoveries, concepts and novel technologies. Their discovery or observation must have led to, or have the promise of leading to, clinical application.
Applications Close: October 1, 2026
The field of eye and vision research is indebted to the tireless advocates who educate policy makers and decision makers on the fiscal and personal return-on-investments of research funding, resulting in sustained commitments from countries for their intramural and extramural programming.
Applications Close: January 8, 2027
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Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology
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Grant
Letter Of Intent Deadline:
Oct 01, 2026
Final Deadline:
Oct 01, 2026
Funding Amount:
Varies
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Affiliation: Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology
Address: NA
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