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SUMMARY:BrightFocus Foundation - Macular Degeneration Innovative Research 
 Grants
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230731
DTSTAMP:20260528T101637Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: BrightFocus provides research funds for U.S. domestic as 
 well as international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to 
 greater understanding\, prevention\, and treatment of age-related macular 
 degeneration. This program is intended to provide support for high-risk/hi
 gh-gain age-related macular degeneration research. Established investigato
 rs are particularly encouraged to apply\, but the aims of the application 
 must contain outside-the-box ideas that are novel in the field. Applicants
  who are experts in another field are encouraged to apply their talents to
  proposing innovative research in the macular degeneration field.\n\nDurat
 ion:      3 years\n\nFunding:       $ 600’000\n\nEligibility: C
 andidates must hold an MD\, PhD\, DVM\, DO\, OD or equivalent degree. Appl
 icant must serve as the Principal Investigator on the project and have ind
 ependent laboratory space. Postdoctoral fellows should not be named as Co-
 PI on Innovative Research awards. Applicants may currently be working in a
  non-profit\, governmental\, academic research institution\, or at a for-p
 rofit including start-up and biotech institution.\n\nHow to Apply: MDR emp
 loys a two-tiered review process in which proposals are first submitted by
  Letter of Intent. Letters of intent must be submitted through proposalCEN
 TRAL.  Instructions for use of the portal can be found here. If EPFL will
  serve as your host institution\, please use the following institution nam
 e in proposalCENTRAL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL. Rev
 iewers will invite the most enthusiastically reviewed Letters of Intent to
  submit a full application.\n\nLetter of Intent deadline: 31-July-2022 (11
 :59 pm EST)\n\nFurther information\n\n	More information about the program 
 in general is available here\, and about the current call here.\n	The appl
 ication portal can be found here.\n	For any other questions\, please conta
 ct the Research Office.\n
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