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Overview of Scholarships, Awards and Grants
The American Optometric Foundation offers many scholarship and research opportunities.
To learn more about various opportunities for scholarships, awards and grants, please select from the following:
| Program | Next Deadline | Awards Made Last Year |
| Carl Zeiss Vision Fellowships | February 2011 | Nineteen $5,000 fellowships |
| Ezell Fellowships | March 2011 | Twelve $8,000 fellowships |
| Glenn A. Fry Lecture Award | April 2011 | Nathan Efron |
| Michael G. Harris Educator Award | April 2011 | Richard E. Meetz |
| The Julius F. Neumueller Award in Optics | April 2011 | Not awarded |
| Vistakon Awards of Excellence | April 2011* | Nineteen $1,000 awards |
| Antoinette Molinari Memorial Scholarship | June 2011 | $6,000 |
| Vincent Salierno Scholarship | June 2011* | Two $2,000 scholarships |
| Vistakon Research Grants | Sept. 3, 2010 | $35,000 |
| J. Pat Cummings Acuvue Scholarship | Sept. 10, 2010* | Nineteen $1,000 awards |
| Essilor Optical Technology Grants | Sept. 17, 2010 | Three $20,000 grants |
| Vistakon Pediatric Optometry Residency Awards | Dec. 4, 2010 | Two $4,000 awards |
| Vistakon Contact Lens Residency Award | Dec. 4,2010 | Four $4,000 awards |
| Hopkins Primary Care Residency Award | TBA | New program |
| Rosemore Low Vision Grants | TBA | New program |
* indicates that selection is made by institution and the AOF does not accept applications from individuals
Acknowledgement of Submissions
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.
Costs
The AOF is a non-profit organization and our policy is not to cover any overhead/indirect costs associated with other of our programs. This policy applies uniformly to all award recipients.



