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Clinical Research Fellowship Award (CRFA)

Foundation Fighting Blindness

UM Funding ID
FD04395
Sponsor
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Category
International
Description

The CRFA program provides funding for medical doctors in clinical fellowships examining orphan inherited retinal degenerations. The goal is to increase the number of clinician-scientists with expertise and a commitment to provided clinical care to patients with inherited retinal disease. This program prepares burgeoning doctors for careers in academic medicine, provides critical training in an environment that fosters research to develop preventions, treatments, and cures for retinal degenerations. 

The funding supports up to three post-residency clinicians for one year at $65,000 USD per year.

VPRI Contact
Michelina Violi
Research Grants Specialist (Health & International)Michelina [dot] .Violi [at] @umanitoba [dot] .ca

Deadlines

UM Internal Deadline (to ADR)Sponsor Deadline

 

Application

23-Sep-2026

15-Oct-2026

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