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 via email to the EMZ Foundation Administrator. 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 new research grants in 2022 for $1,400,000

January 1, 2023

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. is pleased to announce for 2022, 5 new one-time research grants were awarded totaling $1,250,000 to: Euiseok Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor of MCD Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz Wendy Liu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Cassie A. Ludwig, MD, MS, Clinical Instructor …

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The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. has awarded new research grants in 2021 for $950,000

January 1, 2022

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. is pleased to announce for 2021, 6 new one-time research grants were awarded totaling $800,000 to: Christopher R. Fetsch, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University Safal Khanal, OD, PhD, FAAO, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham Kazuhiro Kurokawa, PhD, Assistant Scientist, Devers Eye …

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The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. has awarded four new research grants in 2019 for $1,060,000

January 1, 2020

The E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc. is pleased to announce for 2019, four new 3-year research grants were awarded totaling $960,000 to Christian Burgess, PhD, Assistant Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School; Ross Collery, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Jamie …

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