RPB Career Development Award
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The RPB Career Development Award supports junior ophthalmology faculty pursuing independent vision research, helping them build research careers and advance sight-saving science.
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Funder: Research to Prevent Blindness
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Nomination) | January 2027 (Application) | June 2027 (Nomination) | July 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $350,000 over four years; later payments depend on mid-term review
Summary: Supports junior ophthalmology faculty developing independent research across vision science.
Key Information: An eligible ophthalmology department chair must nominate the candidate before an application can be accepted.
Description
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) offers this award to help chairs at RPB-supported ophthalmology departments develop junior faculty with demonstrated potential for independent research. RPB describes it as its flagship career-development award, intended to launch research careers and catalyze sight-saving research. The standard award has no prescribed scientific focus: projects may address any topic within vision research. A related RPB/Tom Wertheimer variation focuses on using artificial intelligence and data science to gain new knowledge about sight-threatening conditions.
A detailed mentoring plan is an important part of the application and must be defined in the chair’s statement. RPB may make up to eight Career Development Awards annually.
