Event Category: Application Deadlines
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Oct 23Application Deadline – Kenzi Valentyn Vision Research Awards
Trainee Opportunity
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Nov 13Application Deadline – Grant Accelerator Program (GAP) Awards
Member Opportunity
Supported by the Alice McPherson Endowment Fund for the Visual Sciences, the Van Vreede McPherson ERI Greatest Needs Fund, the Robert A. Brandt Macular Degeneration Fund, and additional donors to the McPherson ERI Application period opens: Friday, August 28th, 2026 Application deadline: Friday, November 13th 2026 at 12:00 pm CST Award amount: $50,000 each Applications …
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Nov 20Application Deadline – Distinguished Paper Awards
Trainee Opportunity
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Jan 15Application Deadline – Karl H. Beyer, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow Eye Research Award Fund
Trainee Opportunity
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Jan 15Application Deadline – Howard F. and Nelle Weiss Graduate Student Eye Research Award
Trainee Opportunity
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Jan 29Application Deadline – Visiting Scholar Awards
Member Opportunity
Click here for Application and Guidelines
Funded by the McPherson Eye Research Institute’s Cycle for Sight event, the Visiting Scholar Award Opportunity provides support for a McPherson ERI Member to host a Visiting Scholar for 3-7 days at their institution. These visits are intended to facilitate lasting collaborations and/or training in support of broadly vision-related research, including bioengineering, technology development, imaging, …
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Feb 5Application Deadline – Spring 2027 David G. Walsh Travel Awards
Staff and Trainee Opportunity
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Feb 14Application Deadline – Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships
Trainee Opportunity
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Feb 21Application Deadline – Sophomore Research Fellowships
Trainee Opportunity
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Feb 26Application Deadline – Walsh Graduate Student Support Initiative (Member/Trainee Opportunity)
Opportunity for UW Faculty, although award is used to directly support their graduate student
Walsh GSSI Application and Guidelines webpage
The Walsh Graduate Student Support Initiative (GSSI) provides $12,000 of support to a UW–Madison graduate student training in a McPherson ERI Member’s laboratory. Although this award supports graduate students, it is the PI who completes and submits the application. The application period for this award typically begins in late December or early January, with a …