RPB International Research Collaborators Award
RPB International Research Collaborators Award supports U.S. and overseas vision researchers in reciprocal exchanges to build skills and partnerships and accelerate treatments for blinding disorders.
Funder: Research to Prevent Blindness
Due Dates: December 15, 2026 (January cycle nomination) | January 10, 2027 (January cycle application) | June 15, 2027 (July cycle nomination) | July 1, 2027 (July cycle application)
Funding Amounts: $75,000 per award; flexible collaboration duration
Summary: Supports reciprocal international vision-research exchanges that build skills and partnerships to accelerate treatments for blinding disorders.
Key Information: Prior departmental nomination is required, with only one nominee per department in this award category.
Description
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) runs this award to strengthen collaborations between U.S.-based and overseas vision researchers. It supports reciprocal exchanges: a U.S. researcher visits an institution outside the United States, and that institution sends a researcher to the U.S. partner institution. The goal is to gain knowledge and skills, deepen collaborative relationships, and accelerate the development of treatments for blinding disorders.
Each partnership must identify specific objectives for both researchers and explain how their distinct expertise will benefit each participant and the shared project. An extended stay abroad is expected from each researcher or a member of each researcher’s laboratory, although the arrangement and collaboration duration are flexible. Early-career investigators are particularly encouraged to apply.
