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Gillingham Fellowships

Retina Research Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Global Health

Funding Amount

$10,000 per fellowship

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Focus: Training for Latin American ophthalmologists in retinal subspecialties

Two six-month fellowships are awarded each year to Latin American ophthalmologists for training at leading institutions in the United States or Canada.

Award Details:

  • Award Amount: $10,000 per fellowship
  • Duration: Six-month fellowships
  • Number of awards: Two fellowships per year
  • Geographic scope: Latin America; training institutions in United States or Canada

Program Administration

This program is administered for RRF by the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO).

Program Background

Established through a gift from W. J. Gillingham.

Contact Information

Retina Research Foundation

  • Address: 3555 Timmons Lane, Suite 810, Houston, Texas 77027
  • Phone: 713-797-1925
  • Website: retinaresearchfnd.org

What Retina Research Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
21
Total given
$1.93M
Median grant
$45K
Range
$25K–$700K
  • By dollars: Wisconsin 36%, Texas 20%, Massachusetts 9%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Madison, WI; Houston, TX.
  • 14% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI

    $700K

  • Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX

    $220K

  • University of California - Irvine (UCI) · Irvine, CA

    $95K

  • Meei Ocular Genomics Institute Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA

    $90K

  • Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor MI · Ann Arbor, MI

    $90K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Global health

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