American Association for Cancer Research-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship
Extended Application deadline: Jan. 6, 2014, at noon, Eastern Time Decision date: March 2014 Annual Grants Reception and Dinner at AACR Annual Meeting 2014: April 8, 2014 - Grant recipient must attend the Grants Reception and Dinner and formally accept the grant. Grant funds may be used to support the grantee’s attendance at this Annual Meeting; complimentary registration will be provided. Start of grant term: July 1, 2014 The AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct ocular/uveal melanoma re...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 17, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Association for Cancer Research/Ocular Melanoma Foundation Source Type: funding
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellows Program
Application Deadline: January 11, 2014 2 p.m. ET The Medical Research Fellows Program gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a year of basic, translational, or applied biomedical research. Medical Fellows experience the excitement and intellectual rewards of research before making plans for residency or postgraduate training. The students select their own mentor at any academic or nonprofit research institution in the United States (excluding the National Institutes of Health) or abroad, provided the proposed mentor is affiliated with a U.S. fellowship institution, and work with the mentor to deve...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 9, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: Julius F. Neumueller Award in Optics
The Julius F. Neumueller Award in Optics is awarded to a student pursuing the Doctor of Optometry degree in a school or college of optometry who submits a first-authored original research paper on one of the following topics: Geometrical Optics; Physical Optics; Ophthalmic Optics; Optics of the Eye. Acceptable topics include modern measurement of aberrations and their correction, optical quality of the eye, optical limits to visual performance, or diagnosis and treatment of a range of optically relevant ocular conditions (e.g. corneal surgery, contact lenses, and refractive error). The paper should be of publishable q...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 20, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Optometry Source Type: funding
American Optometric Foundation Ezell Fellowships
Next deadline is Friday, March 1, 2014. Since 1947 the American Optometric Foundation has offered Ezell Fellowships to encourage talented persons to pursue full-time careers in optometric research and education. These fellowships support graduate students enrolled in a full-time program of study and training in vision-related research that leads to a Master's or PhD degree. The Ezell Fellowships have become the flagship program of the AOF. Fellowships are for one year and the current amount of the award is $8,000. Each student also receives travel grants to the annual meetings of the American Academy of Op...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 20, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Optometric Foundation Source Type: funding
American Association for Cancer Research-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship
Application deadline: Dec. 17, 2013, at noon, Eastern Time Decision date: March 2014 Annual Grants Reception and Dinner at AACR Annual Meeting 2014: April 8, 2014 - Grant recipient must attend the Grants Reception and Dinner and formally accept the grant. Grant funds may be used to support the grantee’s attendance at this Annual Meeting; complimentary registration will be provided. Start of grant term: July 1, 2014 The AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct ocular/u...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 14, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Association for Cancer Research/Ocular Melanoma Foundation Source Type: funding
Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices
Funding Opportunity Number: PD-13-1517 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.041Eligible 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: NSFClosing Date: Nov 08, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 0Creation Date: Oct 30, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Electronics, Photonics, and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) program seek...
Source: Grants.gov - November 1, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Achievement Awards
The deadline for nominations is March 3, 2014. The ARVO Achievement Awards honor individuals for their exceptional contributions to ophthalmology and visual science. All awards are presented during the ARVO Annual Meeting each May. Nominations for the prestigious awards are open to all members of the vision research community. There are no membership or geographical restrictions for nominees or nominators. 2015 ARVO Achievement Award nominations are open. Proctor Medal The Proctor Medal was established in 1949 as a memorial to Dr. Francis I. Proctor, an ophthalmologist who conducted extensive research ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Source Type: funding
Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Awards
Nominations close March 3, 2014 The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research is pleased to honor Carl B. Camras, MD through the Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Awards. Up to three awards of $10,000 each will be presented annually. Nominees must meet the following criteria: • Early career researchers, who are no more than 45 years old at the time of nomination. • Exhibit excellence in research and their fundamental scientific discoveries, concepts and novel technologies • The discovery or observation must have led to, or have the promise of leading to, clinical applicati...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: ARVO Foundation for Eye Research Source Type: funding
Dr. Roger Vogel Award for Pharmaceutical Research
The nomination form must be submitted with all its constituents before the Dec. 27, 2013 deadline The award will be given to honor an ARVO member who has made significant contributions to the discovery or development of pharmaceutical products to treat eye diseases. The award will be based on the overall contributions of the individual to pharmaceutical research. The recipient can be any member of ARVO, including practicing physicians and researchers working in academia or industry. There are no geographic restrictions (i.e., international or domestic).There are no age restrictions. The award will cons...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Source Type: funding
Merck Innovative Ophthalmology Research Awards
The ARVO Foundation is pleased to offer this series of biennial awards. The Merck Innovative Ophthalmology Research Awards (IORA) encourages young researchers to undertake investigative work in critical areas of ophthalmology that may one day lead to meaningful improvements in patients' lives. It is open to researchers aged 45 years or younger who hold an MD, a PhD or an equivalent doctoral level degree. A first place prize of $15,000 and two second place prizes of $10,000 will be awarded in each of two categories for a total of $70,000 in awards. Topics for the 2015 awards are: • Ocular Surface &...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 16, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Foundation Source Type: funding
Biophotonics
Funding Opportunity Number: PD-14-7236 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.041Eligible 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: NSFClosing Date: Oct 29, 2013Award Ceiling: $600,000Expected Number of Awards: 26Creation Date: Aug 12, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Biophotonics applies photonics technology to the fields of...
Source: Grants.gov - August 14, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding
Biophotonics
Funding Opportunity Number: PD-13-7236 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.041Eligible 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: NSFClosing Date: Aug 11, 2013Award Ceiling: $600,000Expected Number of Awards: 26Creation Date: Aug 12, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Biophotonics applies photonics technology to the fields of...
Source: Grants.gov - August 14, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding
Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) to Assist Protection and Advocacy Systems (P & As) to Establish or Improve Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2013-ACL-AIDD-DH-0062 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.618Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: HHS-ACLClosing Date: Aug 15, 2013Award Ceiling: $347,288Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: Jul 15, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Admini...
Source: Grants.gov - July 31, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding
In vitro-In vivo Correlations of Ocular Implants
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-13-029 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Business and CommerceEducationCFDA Number: 93.103Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other tha...
Source: Grants.gov - July 31, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Business and Commerce Education Source Type: funding
NEI Audacious Goals Initiative in Vision Research High Priority Research Area: Molecular Therapies for Eye Disease (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-13-283 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.867Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, ...
Source: Grants.gov - July 31, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
