ARVO Sponsored Travel Grants
Travel Grants |
Number |
Gender/Citizenship/ Ethnicity |
Geographic |
Scientific |
Training |
American Uveitis Society |
1 |
None |
None |
Abstract must be reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Immunology and Microbiology (IM) Section |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |
84 |
Non-U.S. citizen |
Applicant must reside and have conducted research outside the U.S. |
None |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
Sek-Jin Chew (A) |
1 |
None |
None |
Abstract must be directly related to myopia and control of eye growth |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
National Eye Institute (Employees of the U.S. Government are not eligible to apply) |
70 |
U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status - temporary or student visa holders are ineligible |
Research must have been conducted in the U.S. |
None |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 (applicant must not hold an R-series research grant, K-series career development grant, F32 Individual Fellowship or be a trainee on a T32 Institutional NRSA Award) |
Societa Italiana Laser in Oftalmologia |
4 |
Italian citizenship |
Applicant must reside and have conducted research in Italy |
Abstract must be directly related to applications of laser light in ophthalmology |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
Connie Lee Lerea | 1 | None | Applicant must reside and have conducted research inside the U.S. | Abstract must be reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BI) or the Retinal Cell Biology (RC) Section | In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
(A) In memory of Dr. Sek-Jin Chew, who was a major force in facilitating myopia research, especially in Asia.
ARVO Foundation Sponsored Travel Grant
Travel Grants | Number Available |
Gender/ Citizenship/ Ethnicity |
Geographic | Scientific | Training |
ARVO Foundation/ Elizabeth Anderson |
3 |
None |
None |
Abstract must be in the areas of inherited retinal degeneration and macular degeneration and reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BI) or Retinal Cell Biology (RC) Section |
In full-time training as a graduate student, medical student, resident or fellow at the time of the presentation |
ARVO Foundation/ Joanne G. Angle | 3 | None |
(2) applicants must reside and have conducted research in an economically developing country (1) U.S. applicant |
None |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/Grant Wood Balkema Memorial | 1 | None | None | None | Must be an undergraduate in the fourth (4th) year of study or a graduate student in the first three (3) years of study |
ARVO Foundation/ Ramon Dacheux II Memorial |
1 |
None |
None |
Abstract must related to basic science and must be reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Visual Neurophysiology (VN) Section |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ M. Velma Dobson Memorial |
1 |
None |
Applicant must reside in the U.S. |
Abstract must be directly related to research on visual |
In full-time training in U.S. as graduate student, medical student, resident or fellow at the time of presentation |
ARVO Foundation/ IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti per lo Studioe la Ricerca in Oftalmologia | 5 | Italian citizenship | Applicant must reside in Italy | None | In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ C. Stephen and Frances B. Foster Foundation | 1 | U.S. citizenship | None |
Abstract must be related to ocular immunology and reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Immunology and Microbiology (IM) Section |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ G. M. Jager | 1 | Female. Must be a citizen of Eastern Europe or Indonesia |
Applicant must reside and conduct research in Eastern Europe or Indonesia |
None | In full-time training as a graduate student, medical student, resident or fellow at the time of presentation or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Murray and Jeanie Johnstone |
1 | None | None |
Abstract must be reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Glaucoma Section |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Knights Templar Eye Foundation |
7 Int. 88 U.S. |
None |
U.S. applicant must reside and conduct research in the U.S. International countries are Austria, Brazil, Italy, Romania, Philippines and Portugal. |
None | In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Kowa | 1 |
Japanese citizenship |
Research must have been conducted in Japan |
Abstract must be reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Glaucoma Section |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Kreissig |
1 |
Recipient must be a female citizen of Afghanistan, Africa, or Iraq |
Applicant must reside and have conducted research in Afghanistan, Africa, or |
Abstract must be directly related to retina research |
In full-time training as graduate student, medical student, resident or fellow, or completed training in the past four (4) years at the time of presentation |
ARVO Foundation/Lions Eye Institute Travel Grant | 5 | None | Research must be conducted in the State of Florida | Basic Science researchers with abstracts relating tobasic cornea, retina or cell transplantation research OR residents or cornealfellows with abstracts relating to cornea research; clinical work is acceptableproviding it is related to corneal transplantation or eye banking. | In full-time training as graduate student, medicalstudent, resident or fellow, or completed training at the time of presentation |
ARVO Foundation/ Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation |
2 | None | Research must have been conducted in the U.S. |
Abstract must be related to low vision and reviewed and accepted for presentation by the low vision cross sectional group |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Richard Newton Lolley (I) |
1 |
U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status - temporary or |
Research must have been conducted in the U.S. |
Abstract must be directly related to the photoreceptor |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/Friederike Mackensen Travel Grant | 1 | German citizenship, female, under age 40 | None | Abstract must pertain to clinical research in ocularimmunology | In full-time training as graduate student, medical student, resident or fellow, or completed training at the time of presentation |
ARVO Foundation/ Marij and Paulus de Jong (K) |
1 |
Citizen of any European country |
Applicant must reside and conduct research in Europe |
Abstract must be related to retinal medicine (non-surgical) and reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Retina (RE) Section |
MD resident or no more than two (2) years since obtaining MD. Must have PhD or be completing PhD |
ARVO Foundation/ NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology |
5 |
None |
Applicant must reside and conduct research in England |
Translational Eye Research, i.e., bench to bedside (no animal models), up to Phase I/II trials |
Clinicians in training and basic scientists, up to lecturer level, at time of presentation |
ARVO Foundation/ The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation |
1 |
U.S. citizenship | Applicant must reside and have conducted research in the U.S. | Abstract must be related to ocular immunology and reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Immunology and Microbiology (IM) Section | In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Retina Research Foundation/ Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence |
22 |
U.S. citizen, permanent or student resident status required |
Research must have been conducted in the U.S. |
Abstract must be directly related to retina research |
In full-time training for an MD or PhD degree, or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Josh Wallman | 1 | None |
None |
Abstract must be related to experimental myopia or research on the refractive development of the eye and accepted for presentation by the Anatomy Pathology (AP), Clinical/ Epidemiologic Research (CL), Eye Movement/ Strabismus/ Amblyopia/Neuro-ophthamology (EY), Visual Psychophysics/ Physiological (VI) or Visual Neuroscience (VN) Section |
In full-time training as graduate student, medical student, resident or fellow at the time of presentation |
ARVO Foundation/ Women in Eye and Vision Research (WEAVR) | 2 | Female | None | None | In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation | 16 | None | None | None | In full time training or completed after 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/OCAVER (Overseas Chinese Association for Vision Eye Research) | 1 | None | None | None | Member of OCAVER Enrolled as a Research Assistant or Undergrad/Postgrad Student at a research university |
ARVO Staff |
1 |
U.S. citizen | Applicant must reside in the U.S. | None | In full time training or completed after 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Qais Farjo, MD Memorial | 2 | U.S. citizen | Applicant must reside in the U.S. | Abstract must be related to translational eye research; research must use animal models; must be in the BI, CO, PH or RC sections | (1) In full-time training as graduate student (2) In full-time training as a post-doctoral student |
ARVO Foundation/ Foster Ocular Immunology Society | 2 | 1 U.S. citizen and 1 non-U.S. citizen | 1 Applicant must have conducted research in the U.S., and 1 must have conducted research outside of the U.S. |
Abstract must be related to ocular inflammatory disease or uveitis | In full-time training as a student, resident or fellow at the time of presentation. |
ARVO Foundation/ Bosco Tjan Memorial | 1 | U.S. citizen | Applicant must reside in the U.S. | Abstract must related to AMD or glaucoma | In full time training or completed after 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ BrightFocus Foundation | 4 | None | None |
Abstract must related to basic science and must be reviewed and accepted for presentation by the Visual Neurophysiology (VN) Section |
In full-time training or completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Karamichos-Utheim Keratoconus | 1 | None | None |
Abstract must be related to keratoconus |
In full-time training for an MD or PhD, or training completed after June 2015 |
ARVO Foundation/ Sarla P. Kothary Memorial | 1 | U.S. citizen, female | Applicant must reside in the U.S. |
Abstract must be directly related to retina research |
In full time training or completed after June 2015
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ARVO Foundation/ David R. Pepperberg Memorial | 1 | None | None |
Abstract must be related to basic research on photoreceptors and/or novel treatments to prevent retinal degeneration |
In full-time training for an MD or PhD degree, or completed after June 2015 |
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