Description
The DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award supports basic through early translational research that will yield highly impactful discoveries or major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction related to military exposure. The award may be used to support preclinical studies and/or clinical research. Research must align with at least one of the FY26 VRP Focus Areas. The award offers two funding levels to support research at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels.
• The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $400,000 for total costs for Funding Level 1 and $1.2M for total costs for Funding Level 2.
• The maximum period of performance is 2 years for Funding Level 1 and 3 years for Funding Level 2.
• Preproposal submission is required, and application submission is by invitation only.
• The award may include a Partnering Principal Investigator Option to support meaningful and productive partnerships between two investigators.