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RPB Stein Innovation Award — Outside Ophthalmology (up to 300k)

Provides up to $300,000 in seed funding (two payments of $150,000) to U.S.-based university researchers outside ophthalmology departments to pursue high-risk, high-gain vision science that represents a clear departure from their prior work. The second payment is contingent on an approved 14-month progress report; awards cannot duplicate existing NEI/NIH or other funding, cannot fund startups, …

Source

Agency: Research to Prevent Blindness

Award

Total Funding: $300,000

Award Ceiling: $300,000

Award Floor: $300,000

Dates

Application Deadline: June 15, 2026

Eligibility

industry:education

industry:finance

industry:research

location:washington

university

Keywords

vision-research

seed-funding

high-risk

outside-ophthalmology

300k-award

translational-research

innovative-methods

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