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  • Dec 14
    Application period opens for Sophomore Research Awards

    Trainee Opportunity

    December 14, 2026 (all day) Click here for Application and Guidelines

  • Dec 14
    Application period opens for Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships

    Trainee Opportunity

    December 14, 2026 (all day) Click here for Application and Guidelines

  • Dec 18
    Application period opens for Spring 2026 David G. Walsh Travel Awards

    Staff and Trainee Opportunity

    December 18, 2026 (all day) Click here for Application and Guidelines page

  • Jan 8
    Application period opens for Walsh Graduate Student Support Initiative

    Opportunity for UW Faculty, although award is used to directly support their graduate student

    January 8, 2027 (all day) Walsh GSSI Application and Guidelines webpage

  • Jan 15
    Application Deadline – Karl H. Beyer, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow Eye Research Award Fund

    Trainee Opportunity

    January 15, 2027 @ 11:59 pm - 11:59 pm Click here for Application and Guidelines page

  • Jan 15
    Application Deadline – Howard F. and Nelle Weiss Graduate Student Eye Research Award

    Trainee Opportunity

    January 15, 2027 @ 11:59 pm - 11:59 pm Click here for Application and Guidelines page

  • Jan 29
    Application Deadline – Visiting Scholar Awards

    Member Opportunity

    January 29, 2027 (all day) 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, …

  • Feb 5
    Application Deadline – Spring 2027 David G. Walsh Travel Awards

    Staff and Trainee Opportunity

    February 5, 2027 @ 11:59 pm - 11:59 pm Walsh Travel Award Application and Guidelines webpage

  • Feb 14
    Application Deadline – Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships

    Trainee Opportunity

    February 14, 2027 (all day) Click here for Application and Guidelines

  • Feb 21
    Application Deadline – Sophomore Research Fellowships

    Trainee Opportunity

    February 21, 2027 (all day) Click here for Application and Guidelines

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