ALLERGAN HORIZON GRANT PROGRAM

Allergan is proud to sponsor the fourth annual Horizon Grant Program. This fellowship award program has been created and supported by Allergan, a global leader in eye care committed to the future of ophthalmology. The purpose of the Allergan Horizon Fellowship Grant Program is to advance the practice of ophthalmology by supporting academic medical institution fellowship programs. Allergan recognizes the important role fellows play in contributing to ophthalmology research and development.

The Allergan Horizon Grant Program provides multiple awards to academic medical institutions to support fellows seeking careers in academic medicine. These awards will fund fellowship programs that conduct clinical research in the diagnosis or pharmacological treatment of glaucoma, corneal, and retinal diseases.

Allergan will contribute funding toward the development and implementation of the Horizon Grant Program. Fellowship grants will be awarded in the amount of $50,000 each, which must be used by June 30, 2010.

Grant applications will be reviewed by the Allergan Grant Review Committee with the assistance of an independent academic advisory board. Applications should be submitted by the department chairs, division chiefs, or fellowship directors of the academic institutions. Applicants will be required to provide information about their institution and fellowship program, how the funds will be used to advance research in the above specified disease areas, a brief summary of the research program, and the educational plan for their fellows’ research. Applications are limited to one per academic institution.

Applications should be received by Allergan Medical Affairs no later than Friday, May 29, 2009. This time frame has been implemented to coincide with the commencement of fellowship programs at most academic institutions. Grant awards will be announced this summer.

Click here to view the 2008 recipients.