OUR OBJECTIVE

To provide research grants to outstanding investigators at the early stages of their careers who show innovation and promise in vision research.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation Award Grant Program applicants may apply through the EMZ Foundation on-line application system at Proposal Central. For more information on how to submit a “Letter of Intent” for grant funding, click on the Grant Opportunities tab.

News and updates

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. has awarded four new research grants in 2018 for $820,000

January 1, 2019

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. is pleased to announce for 2018, three new 3-year research grants were awarded totaling $720,000 to Cagri Besirli, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan; David Myung, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University Medical Center; …

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The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. Has awarded four new research grants in 2017 for $820,000

January 1, 2018

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. is pleased to announce for 2017, three new 3-year research grants were awarded totaling $720,000 to Alan Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular, Harvard Medical School; Xin Duan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco; Anirvan Nandy, PhD, …

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The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. Has awarded four new research grants in 2016 for $820,000

January 1, 2017

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. is pleased to announce for 2016, three new 3-year research grants were awarded totaling $720,000 to Leo Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Harvard University; Rajesh Rao, MD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Michigan; Jason Shepherd, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of …

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