National Eye Institute Grants

Open National Eye Institute grants

• Novel Approach to 24-hr IOP Assessment

  Up to $682KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  Twenty-four-hour intraocular pressure (IOP) assessment remains an unmet need in the clinical management of glaucoma. Among the devices that yield IOP ...

• Enhancement of RGC survival and Optic Nerve Regeneration by Cytokine Polarized Myeloid Cells

  Up to $665KDeadline: Feb 28, 2029open

  A significant percent of individuals with optic nerve (ON) injuries, secondary to trauma or glaucoma, suffer permanent visual loss. The adult mammalia...

• Non-destructive assessment of retinal differentiation capacity and developmental maturity

  Up to $619KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  The ability to generate patient induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has revolutionized the field of regenerative medicine. Like many researchers, w...

• Modulating Ferroptosis in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

  Up to $589KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  /ABSTRACT Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) affects 6.1 million Americans over 40 years of age, is the leading indication for corneal transpl...

• Functional organization and spatial resolution of attentional feedback from frontal to visual cortex

  Up to $511KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  Sensory processing is a way to understand the nervous system in action. Behavioral context strongly affects sensory processing. For example, a brief v...

• Development of Human Dorsal Visual Cortex

  Up to $482KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  The dorsal visual stream is one of the two major processing pathways in human visual cortex, and is involved in attentional and spatial aspects of vis...

• Influences of viewing geometry on neural computations of motion and depth

  Up to $469KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  Vision is active—we move our eyes to acquire information and to track objects of interest. However, eye movements have visual consequences; for exampl...

• Mechanisms of chaperone-mediated folding of beta-propeller proteins essential for vision.

  Up to $468KDeadline: Feb 28, 2029open

  The cytosolic chaperonin CCT is a large protein complex that plays an indispensable role in maintaining the cellular proteome by assisting in the fold...

• The role of centriole linkage in retinal degeneration and hearing loss

  Up to $462KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  The role of the basal body (BB) and daughter centriole (DC) linkage in photoreceptor biology and pathophysiology has not been explored, while the moth...

• Molecular and physiological mechanisms of inner retinal remodeling

  Up to $437KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  Retinal degeneration results in low vision and blindness by causing primary death of rods and cones and secondary pathophysiological remodeling of inn...

• Optic nerve head astrocyte sensitivity to glaucomatous insult

  Up to $387KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  /ABSTRACT Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for optic nerve damage in glaucoma. Perplexingly, optic nerve sensitivity to IOP ...

• UCSF Program in Resident Opportunities for Mentored Ophthalmic Training in Experimentation (PROMOTE)

  Up to $253KDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  /ABSTRACT The rationale and fundamental goals of the UCSF Program in Resident Opportunities for Mentored Ophthalmic Training in Experimentation (PROMO...

• Measuring Ocular Pulse Amplitude with Fixed Force Applanation on Normotensive and Hypertensive Eyes

  Up to $245KDeadline: Feb 28, 2027open

  /ABSTRACT The measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) is an integral part of the standard eye exam and elevated IOP is the greatest risk factor for ...

• Smartphone-based Retinal Imaging for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection in Egypt

  Up to $179KDeadline: Feb 28, 2027open

  Diabetes affects 537 million adults globally in 2021, with 75% residing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a co...

• Coordinated mental simulation in the hippocampus and primary visual cortex during active behavior

  Up to $124KDeadline: Feb 28, 2027open

  / ABSTRACT Our sensory experience goes beyond what is immediately in front of us, as evident when we recall memories or imagine future scenarios. Thes...

• NEI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

  Deadline: Sep 25, 2026open

  NEI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is sponsored by National Eye Institute. This grant supports shared resource...

  health_disparitiesbiomedical_researchvision researchvisual systemcollaborative studies

• Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of secondary cone degeneration in models of Retinitis Pigmentosa (R01EY038190)

  Deadline: Mar 31, 2031open

  Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of secondary cone degeneration in models of Retinitis Pigmentosa (R01EY038190) is sponsored by National Eye Insti...

  biomedical_researchclinical_researchprecision_medicineretinitis pigmentosasecondary cone degeneration

Where National Eye Institute grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

How to apply for National Eye Institute grants

Most National Eye Institute applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.