PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY CAREER-STARTER RESEARCH GRANTS
The Knights Templar Eye Foundation Pediatric Ophthalmology Career-Starter Research Grants fund early-career research into childhood eye diseases to advance prevention, understanding, and cures.
Funder: Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Due Dates: January 15, 2027: Full application online submission deadline for the 2027–2028 award period (midnight CST)
Funding Amounts: Up to $100,000 for one year; no indirect costs allowed; initial payment of $90,000, $10,000 released upon status report.
Summary: Supports early-career researchers in clinical or basic science focused on understanding, preventing, and curing vision-threatening diseases in infants and children.
Description
The Knights Templar Eye Foundation Pediatric Ophthalmology Career-Starter Research Grants are designed to launch the careers of promising early-stage investigators—both clinician scientists and basic researchers—committed to advancing the understanding, prevention, and cure of vision-threatening diseases in infants and children. The program funds original research projects directly related to pediatric eye diseases, including but not limited to amblyopia, congenital cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, ocular malformations, congenital nystagmus, and hereditary diseases such as retinal dystrophies and retinoblastoma. Both clinical and laboratory-based research are eligible, provided the focus is on pediatric ophthalmology.
The grant aims to help recipients generate preliminary data that will support their transition to independent research careers and future external funding.
