GRANT APPLICATION AND INFORMATION
The Glaucoma Foundation offers grants to doctors and scientists striving to improve the lives of glaucoma patients through research. Grant applications are accepted semi-annually. Proposals are evaluated on a semi-annual basis, with application deadlines on March 1 and September 1 of each year. Initial grant funding for a one-year period is for up to $40,000; a grantee is permitted to apply for a grant renewal of up to $50,000. A renewal grant is a one year grant that is based upon research findings from the initial research.
TGF's three areas of particular focus for grant-in-aid funding are Optic Nerve Rescue and Restoration, Molecular Genetics, and Nanotechnology.
Click here to download the grant application.
Application Instructions
A. Please read through the application carefully and include all the required information. There are five parts to this application: 1) a Summary Information sheet; 2) a Supplemental Information section; 3) a Budget Form and an Other Funding portion 4) a Project Description, and 5) a Biographical Sketch. Please make sure each section is complete.
B. Submit one original and twenty copies of the completed application and the related appendices. Please also include a self-addressed, stamped postcard for confirmation of receipt of the application.
C. Submit a PDF of your application to: jexelbert@glaucomafoundation.org
D. For general application questions and mail applications to:
Jessica L. Exelbert
Director of Research and Development
The Glaucoma Foundation
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 700
New York, New York 10038
212-651-2509
jexelbert@glaucomafoundation.org
**Applications must be in the TGF office by Monday, March 3rd, 2008.**
For technical questions, please contact:
Robert Ritch, M.D.
Medical Director, Vice President, Secretary & Founder, TGF
Professor and Chief, Glaucoma Services
The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
310 East 14th Street
New York, New York 10003
Fax: (212) 420-8743
E-mail: ritchmd@earthlink.net
Proposals are evaluated on a semi-annual basis, with application deadlines on March 1 and September 1 of each year. Applications submitted for the March deadline will be awarded in late June. Applications submitted for the September deadline will be awarded in late December.
Terms and Restrictions
A. Grants are awarded for a one-year period and are renewable.
B. Applicants must clearly demonstrate the Principal Investigator’s understanding of glaucoma or his or her collaboration with an investigator who has experience in glaucoma research. If collaboration is warranted, a letter of support from the glaucoma researcher must be included in the application.
C. Applicants must have a full time faculty position or the equivalent.
D. Initial grant funding for a one-year period is limited to a maximum of $40,000. The Principal Investigator may apply for a renewal for up to $50,000. Renewal grants are for an additional year’s research and must be based upon findings from the first year’s work.
E. The Glaucoma Foundation does not provide funds for Investigator salaries, travel, overhead or other indirect costs.
F. Excluding renewal grants, Principal Investigators are required to wait a minimum of three years from the funded cycle before submitting a new research application for consideration.
G. Renewal Grant Applications are accepted after 18 months have elapsed from the beginning of an original grant award.
Click here to download the grant application.