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 Fellowships
- Vistakon Research Grants
- Vistakon Pediatric Optometry Residency Award
- Vistakon Contact Lens Residency Award
- Antoinette Molinari Memorial Scholarship
- Glenn A. Fry Lecture Award
- Michael G. Harris Educator Award
- VSP Research Grants
- AOF-Carl Zeiss Vision Fellowship
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 2009:
- Carl Zeiss Vision Fellowships (Nineteen $5,000 fellowships given last year) March 1
- Vistakon Residency Awards (Six $4,000 awards given last year) December 1
- Ezell Fellowship applications (Twelve $8,000 fellowships given last year) March 13
- Vistakon Research Grants ($35,000 awarded last year) July 17
- Antoinette Molinari Memorial Scholarship ($6,000 awarded last year) June 1
