NEI Audacious Goals Initiative in Vision Research High Priority Research Area: Molecular Therapies for Eye Disease (R01)
Funding Opportunity PA-13-283 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The NEI Audacious Goals Initiative identified as a high priority research area the development of new treatments for eye disease using molecular approaches. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to encourage submission of new, innovative projects directed to exploring this area by developing treatments through: 1) the control, modification, and delivery of genetic information; or 2) through the development of small molecules and optogenetic approaches to treat eye disease and to restore sight. Applications may address trea...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - July 24, 2013 Category: Research 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 18, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: Roger H Johnson Award 2014
Nominations are now being accepted for the Roger H Johnson Macular Degeneration Award. The late Dr. Johnson endowed this cash award, which is given every other year through the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, to stimulate clinical and basic science research related to the pathogenesis or treatment of age related macular degeneration (AMD). An award will be made to the individual selected for this honor by the search committee. The recipient will deliver a lecture on his or her research in June, 2014, in Seattle, WA, USA. Nominations for the award are open to all clinicians and scientists...
Source: ScanGrants feed - July 9, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington Source Type: funding
Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowship
Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies Resident Travel Fellowship The Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) is pleased to have the opportunity to provide travel fellowships to optometric contact lens and refractive surgery residents to attend the AAO annual meeting in Seattle, October 23-26, 2013. All 2013-2014 cornea/contact lens and refractive surgery residents who provide direct patient care are encouraged to apply. To apply, please complete and submit the required application materials (information letter and application). Award reci...
Source: ScanGrants feed - June 5, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry Source Type: funding
Beta Sigma Kappa Research Fellowships
The Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK) Research Fellowship program administered by the American Optometric Foundation (AOF) supports new optometric faculty research and/or optometric resident research. The program’s funding is designed to benefit two young researchers each year whose academic curiosity leads them to seek answers to a vast variety of professionally-based questions covering a wide area of vision science, clinical practice, or eye related public health. Eligibility All optometry faculty within 3 years of faculty appointment and/or optometry residents at an accredited school or college of optometr...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Optometric Foundation Source Type: funding
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. ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Optometric Foundation Source Type: funding
J. Pat Cummings Fellowship
Originally this award was known as the ACUVUE® Eye Health Advisor Student Citizenship Scholarship. In 2009, following the tragic death of Dr. Cummings, VISTAKON®, a Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., and the AOF decided that the program should be renamed in his honor. This award is conferred annually to a second or third year optometry student at each of the North American Schools and colleges of optometry who best demonstrates the ideal eye care standards of practice. To qualify the recipient must demonstrate achievement in both academic performance and extra-curricular activities, along wit...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 21, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Optometric Foundation Source Type: funding
Call for Proposals: NCL Research Award for Research on Batten Disease
The NCL Foundation provides regulary the NCL research award. The goal is to find a cure against the deadly children's disease Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL), also called Batten disease. This metabolic disorder is the most common neurodegenerative disease of childhood and is inevitably fatal. The gradual stages of the suffering are blindness, dementia, epilepsy, loss of speech, paralysis and complete helplessness. We invite medical and basic science researchers worldwide to submit innovative clinical oriented or translational basic science projects, which can contribute to finding a cure for juvenile NCL....
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 29, 2013 Category: Research Authors: NCL Foundation Source Type: funding
Optogenetic Tools for the Study of Neural Systems in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AG-14-002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.866Eligible 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 I...
Source: Grants.gov - April 18, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health 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 - April 18, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Business and Commerce Education Source Type: funding
Optogenetic Tools for the Study of Neural Systems in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (R01)
Funding Opportunity RFA-AG-14-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support and promote broad applications of optogenetic tools for research on normal and/or pathological aging of neural systems including sensory, motor, cognitive, emotional, autonomic, sleep, and neurovascular, or Alzheimer's disease (AD), as well as to encourage additional development of aging and AD specific optogenetic tools. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - April 17, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding
In vitro-In vivo Correlations of Ocular Implants (U01)
Funding Opportunity RFA-FD-13-029 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this study is to investigate in vitro-in vivo correlations of ophthalmic intravitreal implants. Specifically, an in vitro dissolution test which correlates with in vivo ocular absorption should be investigated. In vivo studies should be conducted in an appropriate animal model. Suitable bioequivalence methods are lacking for generic ophthalmic implants. The results from this project will help to understand the relationship between in vitro release and in vivo release, and the findings will be used to help determine bioeq...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - April 16, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Velux Stiftung Research Grant Program
The Velux Stiftung was established in 1980 and promotes research projects investigating the effect and better utilisation of daylight. The Velux Stiftung is interested in the effect of daylight on the well-being of humans and on the recovery process from both physical and psychological illness, but also its impact on nature, and in technologies for the utilisation of daylight in buildings for energy efficiency and illumination. The Velux Stiftung is active world-wide, and supports innovative projects which generate lasting progress for the benefit of mankind. The Velux Stiftung is member of SwissFoundations....
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 3, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Velux Stiftung Source Type: funding
Call for Nominations: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Proctor Medal
The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2013. The Proctor Medal was established in 1949 as a memorial to Dr. Francis I. Proctor, an ophthalmologist who conducted extensive research on the etiology and treatment of trachoma. This award honors outstanding research in the basic or clinical sciences as applied to ophthalmology. This was the first ophthalmology-related award to honor non-clinicians in the field. The recipient presents the Proctor Award Lecture at the ARVO Annual Meeting and receives the Proctor Medal; complimentary registration, hotel and travel; and per diem. (Source: ScanGrants feed)
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 20, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Source Type: funding
