Vistakon Research Grant

Vistakon Research Grant To encourage talented persons to pursue full-time careers in optometry, the American Optometric Foundation (AOF) is now accepting proposals for one research grant sponsored by VISTAKON®, and The Vision Care Institute,LLC., both a Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The AOF, in conjunction with the American Academy of Optometry Research Committee, will award the competitive grant to fund basic or clinical research in the area of soft contact lenses. Award and Eligibility The award is open to all persons in Optometry and Vision Science. One 1-year award of $25,000 will be offered for 2013. All funds, as per policy of the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Foundation will be issued in U.S. currency to the primary institution of record. Funds support research conducted for a period of one year in the area of soft contact lens research. Recipient must submit a minimum 500 word report of their research findings to the AOF at the end of the award period in order to be eligible for subsequent awards. In 2012 the winner(s) were chosen from a pool of 18 applicants. Application Deadline The application deadline is Friday, July 19, 2013. Application and Review Procedures Each proposal must be submitted electronically and contain the following components: Cover page; project title, institution and address, name (including degree(s)) and titles for Principle Investigator (and one,...
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