Poster Award Scholarship
Funding Amount
$2,000 scholarship per recipient
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Poster Award Scholarship
Funder: Heart of America Eye Care Congress
Award Amount: $2,000 scholarship per recipient, plus free registration, free travel, and free accommodations at the Heart of America meeting
Program Focus: Recognizes outstanding poster presentations submitted by residents and optometry professionals
- Multiple awards available (5 residents selected for 2026 meeting)
- Recipients selected based on highest rankings from poster selection committee
- Includes comprehensive meeting support: free registration, free travel, and free accommodations
Award Details
Special Recognition
Dr. Larry Stoppel Award for Excellent Poster: One recipient selected for an exceptional poster presentation receives special recognition2026 Poster Award Winners
1. Katelynn Edwards, OD (Larry Stoppel Award Winner) - Poster: "Diplopia as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic ALK-Positive Lung Adenocarcinoma" - Residency: Nova Southeastern University2. Anna Beth Harris, OD
- Poster: "Beyond the Usual Suspects: Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient"
- Residency: Indiana University
3. Hannah Walleck, OD
- Poster: "Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Reveals Atrial Septal Defect and Factor V Leiden Mutation in Pediatric Patient"
- Residency: University of Missouri at St. Louis
4. Alexander Rief, OD, MS
- Poster: "Complications of residual rust rings: siderosis and other related manifestations"
- Residency: Northeastern State University - Oklahoma College of Optometry
5. Juliann Rados, OD
- Poster: "Compressive Optic Neuropathy: Not Always What Meets the Eye"
- Residency: Northeastern State University - Oklahoma College of Optometry
Contact
Email: president@hoaecc.orgWhat Heart of America Eye Care actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2021
- 5
- Total given
- $19K
- Median grant
- $2,717
- Range
- $1,613–$6,335
- By dollars: Kansas 33%, Missouri 31%, Iowa 14%. Top recipient cities: Topeka, KS; Jefferson City, MO; Wes Des Moines, IA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Kansas Optometric Association · Topeka, KS
Advancement of the contact lens professionals
$6,335
Missouri Optometric Association · Jefferson City, MO
Advancement of the contact lens professionals
$5,982
Iowa Optometric Association · Wes Des Moines, IA
Advancement of the contact lens professionals
$2,717
Nebraska Optometric Association · Lincoln, NE
Advancement of the contact lens professionals
$2,553
Oklahoma Optometric Association · Oklahoma City, OK
Advancement of the contact lens professionals
$1,613
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