Funder: Research to Prevent Blindness
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Spring nomination) | January 2027 (Spring application) | June 2027 (Fall nomination) | July 2027 (Fall application)
Funding Amounts: One $150,000 award; funds must be spent within two years
Summary: Supports early-career vision scientists collecting new data from promising ongoing research to pursue a second NIH R01.
Key Information: Candidates must hold their first NIH R01 with at least one year remaining at the application deadline.
Description
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) offers the Career Advancement Award to outstanding early-career vision scientists pursuing ongoing research of unusual significance and promise. The one-time award supports investigators who have already received their first NIH R01 and are collecting new data to apply for a second R01.
The program has no specific scientific focus and welcomes any topic within vision research. It connects support for an investigator’s current research with the development of evidence needed for further NIH funding. Assistant and Associate Professors with MD, PhD, or MD/PhD degrees may be considered from any department at a U.S. institution of higher education, subject to the nomination and funding-history requirements below.
