RPB Physician-Scientist Award supports clinicians conducting vision research, with Spring 2027 funding focused on understanding myopia development and investigating ways to prevent or slow its progression.
The Spring 2027 nomination form link now points to a revised file, replacing “Nomination-Form_Spring2027-5.doc” with “Nomination-Form_Spring2027-9.doc”; the changed lines do not show what was revised inside the form.
RPB Career Development Award supports junior ophthalmology faculty pursuing research on any vision-related topic to build independent research careers and catalyze sight-saving discoveries.
RPB Career Advancement Award supports early-career vision scientists collecting new data from promising ongoing research to advance their work and pursue a second NIH R01.
RPB Stein Innovation Awards support faculty researchers pursuing high-risk, high-gain vision research to launch new scientific directions and advance understanding of the visual system and its diseases.
RPB Catalyst Award for Innovative Research Approaches for Age-Related Macular Degeneration supports researchers pursuing high-risk vision science to understand AMD or develop treatments for its dry and wet forms.
RPB Unrestricted Grant supports ophthalmology departments with flexible funding to expand eye research programs, pursue innovative approaches to eye diseases, and mentor vision researchers.