Fight for Sight is co-sponsoring its first international awards, two Summer Student Fellowships in partnership with Lirot, the Israeli research organization for eye health and blindness prevention. Applications for the 2020 FFS-Lirot Summer Student Fellowships are due on or before 12:00 AM on December 31, 2020.

FFS-Lirot Summer Student Fellowships are available to undergraduate, graduate and medical students studying in Israel who are interested in pursuing eye- related clinical or basic research. For most students, this is their first exposure to eye or vision research and the experience has resulted in many students choosing academic ophthalmology or eye research as a full-time career. Two awards of $2,500 (US dollars) will be given for two to three month projects of full-time eye and vision research. Students receiving stipends from other sources are generally not eligible.

To apply and complete a Summer Student Fellowship application, click here. Remember: the deadline is extended through December 31 for those applying for the new FFS-Lirot Summer Student Fellowships.

If you have questions about the application process, please contact Janice Benson at janice@fightforsight.org. For more information about Lirot, visit its website, http://www.lirot.org.

Additional Details:
Individuals specifically applying for these awards should include a cover letter in the Supplemental Materials section of their application indicating   that they wish their research project to be considered for these specific  funds. FFS is grateful to our partner, Lirot, for their support of these special awards.

Summer Student Fellowship
Completed Summer Student Fellowship applications should include:
  1. Application face pages and related information; completed online and including information about the applicant, his/her education and training, institution and sponsor.
  2. The Research Proposal. The entire proposal, not including references, should not exceed four single-spaced pages.
  3. Letter of Support from sponsor. This letter should include an evaluation of the student, the role of the mentor in advising the applicant during the project, the training plan, any extracurricular training the student will receive and other information helpful to the committee in evaluating the mentor, the laboratory and the institutional resources in support of a FFS Summer Student Fellowship.
  4. CV of Applicant
  5. CV and NIH-style Biosketch of Sponsor.
  6. Supplemental Information, including relevant awards, previous research experience and academic or career goals.
  7. A cover letter if applying for a co-funded Summer Student Fellowship.