Competitive Renewal Grants for Career Starter Awardees
The Knights Templar Eye Foundation's Competitive Renewal Grants support prior Career Starter awardees in advancing pediatric ophthalmology research for an additional year.
Funder: Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 | February 1, 2028
Funding Amounts: Up to $100,000 for one year; initial payment of $90,000 with $10,000 released upon status report.
Summary: Provides an additional year of research funding for prior Career Starter awardees to extend pediatric ophthalmology studies.
Key Information: Only previous Career Starter Grant recipients (2025 or 2026) are eligible; strict eligibility and research continuity requirements apply.
Description
The Knights Templar Eye Foundation's Competitive Renewal Grant offers one additional year of research funding to prior recipients of the Career Starter Grant, supporting the continuation and expansion of promising work in pediatric ophthalmology. This program is designed to help early-career investigators solidify their independent research trajectories by building on compelling data generated from their original Career Starter-funded project. Applications must clearly demonstrate that the renewal's aims are a logical extension of the initial research, with a strong focus on career development and advancing treatments or prevention of childhood eye diseases.
