Guided by its Board of Visionary Scientists, Hope for Vision provides grants to both up and coming and established researchers.  More information about the awards we give, as well as guidelines, deadlines and restrictions are available below. 
 
Visionary Awards
Hope for Vision supports research aimed at developing treatments and cures for retinal degenerative diseases including retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt’s disease and macular degeneration.

Visionary Awards are awarded annually, generally for a period of one-year.  Awards range from $25,000 to $100,000, and the grant amount is based on the current or potential value of the research to the field of retinal degeneration.  Click here to download the guidelines, restrictions, and reporting requirements.
 
New Investigator Award
(Next submission date is October 1, 2011)
The New Investigator Award is meant for scientists in the early phase of their career who have an interest in studying the diseases listed above.  The goal of this award is to provide substantial funding over a two-year period, which will allow the new investigator to become established in the field and pursue grant support from the National Institutes of Health. 

New Investigator Awards are awarded every two years, generally for a period of two years.  The New Investigator Award ranges from $75,000 to $150,000, per year and the grant amount is based on the current or potential value of the research to the field of retinal degeneration.  The grant is generally non-renewable after the two-year period.  Click here to download the guidelines, restrictions, and reporting requirements.

 

We are not accepting any Visionary Award applications at this time.

 

Download guidelines, eligibility requirements, restrictions and reporting requirements for:

 

Visionary Award (PDF)

 


Please provide the following:

The application and review process are the same for both the Visionary Award and the New Investigator Award


All materials should be emailed to: grants@hopeforvision.org. 
We will not accept applications received by postal mail. 

Once your materials are received, they will be reviewed by Hope for Vision’s Board of Visionary Scientists.  Candidates of interest will be contacted and asked to provide a more detailed description of the work to be completed.  Final selection of awardees is determined through a joint effort by the Board of Visionary Scientists and the Board of Directors.

Recipients will be notified in late December or early January.