William C. Ezell Fellowship
Funding Amount
10000
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.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- Florida
Overview
Ezell Fellowship has supported graduate students enrolled full-time in a program of study/training related to vision research leading to a Master's or PhD. Fellowships run one year; for the 2026 funding round the total award is $10,000, inclusive of two $1,000 travel grants (one to the AAO annual meeting and one to the ARVO annual meeting).
How to Apply
Eligibility: graduate students in a full-time vision-research program leading to a Master's or PhD.
What American Academy of Optometry Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 25
- Total given
- $225K
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Range
- $6,500–$25K
- 4% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Florida, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 15%, Alabama 15%, Massachusetts 7%. Top recipient cities: Birmingham, AL; Bloomington, IN; Redwood City, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 12% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL
Educational scholarship
$25K
Indiana University School of Optometry · Bloomington, IN
Educational scholarship
$13K
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA
Educational scholarship
$10K
University of California - Berkeley School of Optometry · Berkeley, CA
Educational scholarship
$10K
The Ohio State University College of Optometry · Columbus, OH
Educational scholarship
$9,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
Project Locations
- FL
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