The Genentech Career Development Award for Emerging Vision Scientists provides research funding to early-career investigators who have received their initial faculty appointment and are working to establish an independent vision research program. The award provides a two-year grant totaling $100,000 to support research and personnel costs.
The intent of the award is to provide investigators who are early in their careers with an opportunity to explore novel and innovative research project ideas. The award is intended to provide resources to promote the generation of promising preliminary results that may be leveraged to catalyze success in earning additional, longer-term funding support, as well as the authorship of impactful scientific publications.
The successful applicant will have strong scientific mentorship support at their home institution. ARVO will match the recipient with a mentor outside of their home institution to provide support related to career advancement. This mentor will be a senior member of the eye and vision research community thoughtfully selected from the ARVO membership to ensure a productive, meaningful mentorship relationship.
Applications open Aug. 1 – Oct. 1
View eligibility details and how to apply
Past recipients
2025
Ximena Corso-Díaz, PhD (Stanford University)
2024
Diana C. Lozano (Oregon Health & Science University)
2023
Edmund Arthur (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
2022
Cammi Valdez, PhD (Northeastern State University)
2020
Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine)