Education Grants

Since 2006, the Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation has been working to support the medical community’s efforts to investigate the causes of and to improve treatments for Coats’ Disease, with the goal of finding a cure.  We are offering Education Grants for junior Fellows and researchers to attend one of several conferences:

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

  • Advances in Pediatric Retina (APR)

  • The Retina Society

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

  • American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)

  • American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus (AAPOS)

The Education Grants will support travel and registration to in-person conferences or registration fees to attend virtual conferences. By sponsoring new professionals to attend retina meetings, we hope to raise awareness about the Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation and to encourage research into this disease.

Priority will be given to applicants who are presenting a paper, poster, or abstract on Coats’ Disease or other pediatric retinal disease research.

While we have reached our current grant funding capacity, we are excited to offer future Education Grants. If you would like to be notified when the call for proposals is reopened, please complete this brief form and we will contact you then. Thank you!

  • • Summary of Academic Background and Training (one paragraph) or a current CV.

    • Description of your desired travel (including a timeline for when you will depart and return) and a detailed budget (e.g. transportation, lodging/accommodations, and per diem expenses). If attending a virtual conference, please indicate the registration fee total.

    • Information about your current practice.

    • Brief statement (1-2 paragraphs) detailing your experience and interest in Coats’ Disease. Include (if applicable) any prior or ongoing research, publications, or presentations relevant to Coats’ Disease.

    • Brief statement (1-2 paragraphs) summarizing why attendance to the Conference would be meaningful. The summary may include how attendance may improve your understanding of Coats’ Disease; allow you to network with current or potential future collaborators on Coats’ Disease research; or allow you to present your current work.

    • The application should be no more than 2 pages, single spaced, with one-inch margins and in Arial – 11 pts. or larger.

    • Grant Recipients will be asked to provide a brief post-conference summary in writing and in video that includes the impact of attending the conference or meeting on their understanding of Coats’ Disease and the current state of research on this Disease. Please note: Summaries will be used by the Foundation to inform our supporters and donors of the value of this grant to your research and practice.

    • The Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation must be acknowledged in reports, poster sessions, presentations, papers, and publications resulting from or supported by the Education Grant.

  • • Recipients may receive up to $1,000 to support travel and registration fees to attend in-person conferences. For virtual meetings, the grant will support meeting registration fees. 

    • Deadline for Applications is 3 months prior to conference or meeting.

    • Notification of Grant Awards will be given one month prior to conference or meeting.

    • Applications must be in PDF format and submitted via online to Dr. Deborah Marron, Executive Director, Jack McGovern Coats’ Disease Foundation. Additional questions about proposal submission, proposal content and review, or applicant eligibility may be addressed to Deborah Marron at the e-mail specified above.

Hear from Previous Education Grant Recipients