EyeFind Research Grants — 2026 Cycle 2

Supplemental support to obtain human eye tissue from eye banks for preliminary research, including human ocular disease. Up to USD 5,000 per project covers tissue procurement; salary, equipment and overhead are excluded. Funds go to the nonprofit or academic research center. The Cycle 2 deadline is 31 October 2026. Applicants need institutional and supplying-eye-bank letters, a research plan and a biosketch; one application per person per calendar year.

ARVO members or researchers affiliated with an EBAA-member eye bank, holding an MD, PhD, DVM, DO, OD or equivalent. Must be trained and equipped to lead research at a nonprofit or academic center and demonstrate need. EyeFind-listed source eye bank required; outside the US, national or transnational eye-bank association membership must be confirmed. No geographic or citizenship restrictions.