Developing treatments and cures for retinal degenerative diseases including retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt’s disease and macular degeneration.Studying the disease

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

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 hereto download the guidelines, restrictions, and reporting requirements.

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