Knights Templar Eye Foundation 2023 ARVO Travel Grants
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has awarded 95 travel grants this year to help student/trainee members attend the 2023 annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, thanks to a grant to the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. (KTEF)
These funds from the KTEF represent 23% of the total travel grants awarded by ARVO and the ARVO Foundation annually. In total, ARVO and the ARVO Foundation supported 424 travel grants in 2019.
As the KTEF has grown since its 1955 inception, we have expanded the number and size of our grants, and we have commenced new initiatives in ophthalmology research and education. Our research grants are targeted to new research which are those in the early stages of their careers.
After years of funding and observing the ARVO program we dramatically increased our funding over the years. We believe this is an ideal expansion of our funding concept. By stretching out a helping hand to those just starting their careers, we hope to encourage and expedite successful careers.
For these PhD and MD students, travel grants can make all the difference in whether they can attend and present their research.
Representing the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. at this year’s ARVO Annual meeting pictured above with the travel grant recipients was David J Kussman, President and Trustee, Robert W. Bigley, Assistant Secretary and Marci L. Martinez, Director of Operations KTEF Office