Sensor Innovative Research
Funding Opportunity Number: BAA-12-02-PKS Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantProcurement ContractCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.800Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AFRLClosing Date: Apr 05, 2017Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 25Creation Date: Jan 22, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Aerospace Comp...
Source: Grants.gov - January 23, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Mosiac sbir/sttr
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0001256 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 81.135Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOE-ARPAEClosing Date: Jan 22, 2015Award Ceiling: $3,225,000Expected Number of Awards: 7Creation Date: Dec 08, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Micro-Scale Optimized Solar-Cell Arrays with Integrated Concentration (MOSAIC)(SBIR/STT...
Source: Grants.gov - December 9, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Micro-Scale Optimized Solar-Cell Arrays with Integrated Concentration (MOSAIC)
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0001255 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 81.135Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOE-ARPAEClosing Date: Jan 22, 2015Award Ceiling: $10,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 8Creation Date: Dec 08, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Agency Overview: The Advanced ...
Source: Grants.gov - December 9, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation Fellowship Program
Deadline: June 30, 2015 The Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation (BEBRF) is pleased to offer a research fellowship to support the training of exceptionally qualified physicians or scientists who wish to focus on blepharospasm with and without oromandibular dystonia. Fellowships will be awarded in the amount of up to $75,000 per year for two years. The training program should focus on research into new treatments, pathophysiology or the genetics of benign essential blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Research into photophobia, dry eye, and apraxia of the eyelid opening as they relate to benign e...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 8, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation Source Type: funding

Dr. Roger Vogel Award for Pharmaceutical Research
This award is in honor of Dr. Roger Vogel, who has been in the ophthalmic pharmaceutical business for almost 30 years and has led the development of many of the medicines now used by ophthalmologists. The award will be given annually to an ARVO member whose research furthers the development of pharmaceutical treatments for ophthalmic diseases. The award will consist of a cash award of $10,000 and a suitably inscribed plaque. Nominations close  Dec. 31, 2014 Award presented  ARVO 2015 Annual Meeting, May 3 - 7 (Source: ScanGrants feed)
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 2, 2014 Category: Research Authors: ARVO Foundation for Eye Research Source Type: funding

USAID Child Blindness Program
Funding Opportunity Number: PGRD-14-0002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Food and NutritionHealthCFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: USAIDClosing Date: Dec 18, 2014Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Nov 24, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The USAID Child Blindness Program (CBP) is seeking applications for activities aimed at increas...
Source: Grants.gov - November 25, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Food and Nutrition Health Source Type: funding

American Association for Cancer Research‐Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship, in Honor of Robert C. Allen, MD
Application deadline: December 17, 2014 at noon, U.S. Eastern Time The AACR‐Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship, in honor of Robert C. Allen, MD, represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct ocular/uveal melanoma research and to establish a successful career path in ophthalmology, ocular oncology, uveal melanoma cancer biology or similar field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational or clinical in nature and must have direct, primary applicability and relevance to ocular/uveal melanoma. The fellowship provides a one‐ye...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 13, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Association for Cancer Research/Ocular Melanoma Foundation Source Type: funding

Mary Jane O’Neill Fellowship in International Eye Banking
Mary Jane O’Neill Fellowship in International Eye Banking The Mary Jane O’Neill Fellowship in International Eye Banking was established in 2001 to provide medical or technical personnel from eye banks outside of the USA and Canada with the skills necessary to develop, operate, and maintain successful eye banks within their own countries, reducing blindness due to corneal disease or injury. The Fellowship will bring individuals to the United States of America for a 2-3 week period during June 2015 to attend the EBAA Annual Meeting and work with a host EBAA member eye bank. Once a Fellow is selected, EBAA wil...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 11, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Eye Bank Association of America Source Type: funding

Reynolds Associates Research Fellowships in the History of the Health Sciences for 2015
The Historical Collections Unit of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, UAB announces Reynolds Associates Research Fellowships in the History of the Health Sciences for 2015 The Reynolds Associates, in conjunction with the Historical Collections (HC) unit of the Lister Hill Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), are pleased to announce the availability of short-term awards of up to $1,000 to individual researchers studying one or more aspects of the history of the health sciences during the 2015 calendar year. Intended to support research using the HC unit as a historical resource, the fell...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 23, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Reynolds Associates/Historical Collections Unit of the Lister Hill Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham Source Type: funding

American Academy of Optometry Clinical Research Award
The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) is pleased to announce a new clinical research award for Fellows of the Academy. This publication describes the funding opportunity and submission requirements. Purpose of Award: To answer clinically meaningful questions that will have a significant impact on patient care in optometry. To provide a mechanism for Academy Fellows to conduct clinical research. Makeup of the Award: Up to $100,000 award per project. Project must be completed within two years. Academy will fund direct costs only (no funding for indirect expenses/Facilities & Administrat...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 21, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Optometry Source Type: funding

Call for Proposals: SightFirst Program
The Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) provides funds to support public health research initiatives that evaluate and directly influence the operation of the SightFirst program, Lions’ premier initiative to strengthen eye care systems in underserved communities. SightFirst research grants of up to US$100,000 are available to support projects that investigate: innovative approaches to reduce blindness from cataract; innovative approaches to reduce blindness from trachoma; innovative approaches to reduce and correct refractive errors in school-age children; or epidemiological surveys in...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 9, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Lions Club International Foundation Source Type: funding

Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowship
Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowship Through a generous grant from Bausch + Lomb, the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry is pleased to have the opportunity to provide 20 travel grants to optometric cornea/contact lens residents to attend the AAO annual meeting in Denver, November 12-15, 2014. All 2014-2015 cornea/contact lens residents who provide direct patient care are encouraged to apply. Application are accepted starting August 1, 2014.  To apply, please complete and submit the following to jjurkus@...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 20, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry Source Type: funding

Allergan Resident Travel Fellowship
The Academy is pleased to offer Resident Travel Fellowships to attend Academy 2014 Denver.  Through a generous grant from Allergan Eye Care, 80 Residents will have the opportunity to be awarded a Travel Fellowship for $750.  All 2014-2015 residents (except those in contact lens residencies) are encouraged to apply. To apply, please complete the application, and return along with a current Curriculum Vitae and NBEO scores, as directed in the application. Academic abilities, including clinical abilities if relevant, are considered. Award recipients must attend the meeting. The Academy’s Residents...
Source: ScanGrants feed - August 20, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Optometry Source Type: funding

Beta Sigma Kappa Research Fellowship Program
BSK was founded in 1925 by a small group of optometrists in Illinois. Beta Sigma Kappa now has student chapters in every school and college of optometry in the United States, with two in Canada, and one in Puerto Rico. The Society supports the formation and activities of student chapters and works with the schools and colleges to develop programs that foster academic excellence. The Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK) Research Fellowship program administered by the American Optometric Foundation (AOF) supports new optometric and vision science faculty research and optometric resident research.  The program’s funding...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 15, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Beta Sigma Kappa/American Optometric Foundation Source Type: funding

Call for Proposals: Allergan Foundation Research Grant
To support talented optometry and vision science faculty and researchers in innovative research in the area of glaucoma or the anterior segment, the American Optometric Foundation (AOF) is now accepting proposals for one research grant sponsored by The Allergan Foundation. Award and Eligibility The award is open to all Faculty and researchers in optometry and vision science. One, one-year award, of $60,000, plus a $750 travel grant for the Principal Investigator and up to three co-investigators on the project to attend Academy 2015 New Orleans. All funds, as per policy of the American Academy of Optometry ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 15, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Allergan Foundation/American Optometric Foundation Source Type: funding