Opportunity
Shaffer Grants
Award Info:
We consider it vital to invest funds in new high-impact research that may lead to major government and philanthropic support. All Glaucoma Research Foundation grants to explore new ideas are in the amount of $50,000.
To be eligible, applicants must possess at least a graduate degree. Interdisciplinary teams and collaborations that may lead to new glaucoma treatments are encouraged to apply.
Description:
Founded in 1978, the San Francisco-based Glaucoma Research Foundation was created to encourage innovative research aimed at finding better ways to care for people with glaucoma — the leading cause of preventable blindness. Through its Shaffer Grants program, the foundation will award one-year grants in support of innovative clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory research projects. Grants will not support equipment costs exceeding $12,000, salaries for principal investigators and co-investigators, projects with overt commercial applications, lab supplies, or indirect costs. Strategic Research Goals: Protect and restore the optic nerve; Accurately detect glaucoma and monitor its progress; Find the genes responsible for glaucoma; Understand the intraocular pressure system and develop better treatments; Determine the risk factors for glaucoma damage using systematic outcomes data.