Funding opportunities
NEI as Issuing Organization
NEI issues a variety of funding opportunities.
Issued by other organizations
NEI also participates in funding opportunities that other NIH Institutes and Centers issue.
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Explore specific types of funding or initiatives
You can also see filtered search results for specific types of NEI-related funding:
- Administrative supplement opportunities for existing grants
- Career development awards (K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K43, K76, K99/R00)
- Clinical research cooperative agreements
- Research and training career development (including fellowship awards)
- Translational research opportunities and Blueprint Neurotherapeutics
Or, you can explore funding opportunities offered through specific NIH initiatives:
Explore funding for international research
Looking for a way to conduct research or get training outside of the United States?
- The Fogarty International Center (FIC) at NIH supports global health research and builds partnerships between research institutions here and abroad. Learn about funding opportunities from FIC.
Learn about the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet)
OppNet is a trans-NIH initiative designed to expand funding of basic behavioral and social sciences research. Vision researchers can contribute to the goals of this initiative by collaborating with behavioral and social scientists to study the visual system’s role in complex behavior and social systems.
- Learn more about this initiative and find funding opportunities. Explore the OppNet website.
- NEI’s Perception and Psychophysics Program Director can answer your questions about getting funding through an OppNet initiative. Contact by email.
Learn about the NIH Common Fund
Congress created the NIH Common Fund in 2006 for research programs that cut across multiple divisions at NIH — and that no one division could tackle on its own. Common Fund programs focus on urgent NIH priorities, emerging scientific opportunities, and pressing challenges in biomedical research.
- Get an overview of the Common Fund and its areas of focus. Explore the Common Fund’s website.
- Learn about this year’s Common Fund opportunities. See an overview of Common Fund programs.
- The Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward program helps exceptional scientists pursue creative approaches to major research challenges. Learn about the High-Risk, High-Reward program.
Learn about NEI's programs and research priorities
NEI supports research that targets the leading causes of blindness and vision impairment — including a broad range of basic and clinical research, clinical trials, epidemiologic studies, research training, and career development.
Find funding for training and career development
NEI offers funding opportunities for training and career support to students and professionals across the country.
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