Program Description
The CooperVision Specialty Contact Lens Educational Grant offers a $1,000 travel stipend*to two individuals at each North American Optometry school – either students, residents, or a combination – per year (Jan. 1-Dec. 31) to support their attendance at an optometry meeting.
*Pending institutional approval
Purpose
To encourage and support students and residents in presenting original research or case studies involving CooperVision specialty contact lenses with either orthokeratology (ortho-k), scleral, or hybrid lenses.
Eligibility Requirements
- The grant is open to North American Optometry students and residents who have not previously published a poster or paper on the patient case they wish to present.
- The poster or paper must specifically feature the use of CooperVision specialty contact lenses:
- Ortho-k lenses: Paragon CRT
- Scleral lenses: Onefit family, SynergEyes VS
- SynergEyes Hybrid lenses
- The poster or paper must be accepted to a major optometry meeting (eg., Optometry's Meeting® (AOA), American Academy of Optometry (AAO), Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS), etc).
- Each optometry school may submit up to two individuals - either students, residents, or a combination of both - for this travel grant award per year, with a maximum of two total submissions.
Submission Guidelines
- The poster or paper should focus on a new patient case involving CooperVision specialty contact lenses with ortho-k, scleral, or hybrid lenses in clinical practice.
- The submission must include an abstract and/or preview of the poster accepted summarizing the case or research findings.
- Applicants should submit a PDF copy of the poster or paper that has been accepted and indicate which meeting the poster will be presented at.
- Submit to email: professionalaffairs@coopervision.com with the subject line: CooperVision Specialty CL Educational Travel Grant
Application Deadline
There is no deadline; up to 2 applicants per school are eligible yearly following the calendar year.
Contact Us
Email: professionalaffairs@coopervision.com
