The McPherson Eye Research Institute is pleased to announce this Fall semester’s application opportunity for our AMD/RP Awards! Supported by the generosity of Roger and Lynn Van Vreede and by the Robert A. Brandt Macular Degeneration Fund, these competitive, annual awards are intended to advance research on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). This year, the McPherson ERI is offering two $50,000 awards to advance AMD research and one $50,000 award to advance RP research. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, October 23rd, 2023.
To be considered for this award, you must (i) be a McPherson ERI member at UW–Madison and (ii) be faculty, a permanent principal investigator, or have limited PI status (see complete eligibility criteria here). Those interested in learning more about this award opportunity can visit our AMD / RP Research Awards webpage for more details.