The American Optometric Foundation funds many scholarship and research opportunities.

To learn more about various opportunities for scholarships, awards and grants, please select from the following:

• Ezell Fellowship
• Vistakon Research Grants
• Vistakon Pediatric Optometry Residency Award
• Vistakon Contact Lens Residency Award
• Antoinette Molinari Memorial Scholarship
• AOF-Carl Zeiss Vision Fellowship - PDF document
• VSP Research Grants

Announcements

You should receive an email confirming receipt of your electronic application submission. If you do not receive an email, please send email to prior to the submission deadline, thank you.

Award Deadlines for 2008:
• Carl Zeiss Vision Fellowships (Nineteen $5,000 fellowships given last year) February 1
• VSP Evidence-Based Seed Grant ($42,000 new this year) March 1
• Vistakon Residency Awards (Six $4,000 awards given last year) March 1
• Ezell Fellowship applications (Twelve $8,000 fellowships given last year) March 14
• Vistakon Research Grants ($35,000 awarded last year) June 1
• Antoinette Molinari Memorial Scholarship ($6,000 awarded last year) June 1