BrightFocus National Glaucoma Research Grant
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- Maryland
Overview
BrightFocus Foundation (Clarksburg, MD) funds research grants to scientists studying glaucoma via its ProposalCentral application portal, governed by program guidelines and periodic Requests for Proposals. In 2025 BrightFocus supported 186 research grants and invested $16M+ across 69 projects spanning Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.
How to Apply
Apply through the BrightFocus ProposalCentral portal (proposalcentral.com) per the program's Request for Proposals and guidelines; format requirements differ by program and award type. Contact researchgrants@brightfocus.org.
What Brightfocus Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 57
- Total given
- $13.27M
- Median grant
- $200K
- Range
- $15K–$410K
- 4% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Maryland, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 27%, New York 11%, Massachusetts 10%. Top recipient cities: La Jolla, CA; New York, NY; Boston, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX
Macular degeneration research by jerzy szablowski, phd entitled: m2025001n
$410K
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · Oklahoma City, OK
Macular degeneration research by ana j chucair-elliott, phd entitled: m2025002n
$410K
Leland Stanford Junior University · Palo Alto, CA
Macular degeneration research by charles deboer, md, phd entitled: m2025004n
$410K
National Eye Institute NIH · Bethesda, MD
Macular degeneration research by ruchi sharma, phd entitled: m2025003n
$409K
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA
Alzheimer's disease research by peter fried, phd entitled: a2024034s
$300K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Hearing and vision
Project Locations
- MD
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