AWARDS: Fellowship Opportunity for Vision Research in Ohio

Please post the following announcement to your email list, as it may be of interest to student members.

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From: Laura Schwartz [mailto:lauras@pbohio.org] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 2:39 PM Subject: Fellowship Opportunity Question

We would like to post the notice below for students involved in behavioral research related to vision.

Thanks,

Laura Schwartz

Prevent Blindness Ohio

Special Projects Coordinator

Fellowship Announcement

Title: Young Investigator Student Fellowship Awards for Female Scholars in Vision Research

Applications Due: February 15, 2009

Amount: Awards will range from $3000-$5000 for research being conducted during the summer of 2009

Award Summary: Prevent Blindness Ohio is accepting applications for its 2009 Young Investigator Student Fellowship Awards for Female Scholars in Vision Research. The Fellowship Program is designed to provide support for outstanding female scientists committed to pursuing biomedical, behavioral or clinical research careers relevant to the mission of Prevent Blindness Ohio – to prevent blindness and preserve sight.

Qualifications: Applicants must be post-baccalaureate students enrolled in a Masters or Doctorate program, female citizens and permanent residents of the United States, and conducting their research with a recognized academic institution in the State of Ohio.

Prevent Blindness Ohio will give preference to fellowship applications which investigate public health issues related to the burden of eye-related health and safety topics. Applications from diverse fields in the health sciences including, but not limited to ophthalmology, optometry, nursing, genetics, public health, nutrition, gerontology, and bioengineering, are appropriate to the goals of this fellowship award.

Benefits for Recipients: Ability to further research, demonstrate fundable research project, and build presentation skills.

For More Information: Contact Prevent Blindness Ohio at 800-301-2020 ext. 112 or info@pbohio.org. To download the application, go to http://www.pbohio.org/ .

Prevent Blindness Ohio, founded in 1957, is Ohio’s leading volunteer nonprofit public health organization dedicated to preventing blindness and preserving sight. We serve all 88 Ohio counties, providing direct services to more than 800,000 Ohioans annually and educating millions of consumers about what they can do to protect and preserve their precious gift of sight. Prevent Blindness Ohio is an affiliate of Prevent Blindness America, the country’s second-oldest national voluntary health organization. For more information or to make a contribution, visit our website at file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Kira%20Zeyer/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK15A/www.pbohio.org or call 800-301-2020.

The Female Fellowship Awards Program is supported by a grant from the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Fund, Fifth Third Bank Foundation, Trustee, The Reinberger Foundation, and the Sarah E. Slack Prevention of Blindness Fund, Muskingum County Community Foundation.