Grant opportunity
Ophthalmology Institutional Research Capacity Strengthening Call 2026
VELUX Stiftung's ophthalmology programme funds long-lasting institutional research capacity strengthening in LMICs to support locally relevant eye-health research.
- Funder
- VELUX Stiftung
- Application deadline
- Application deadline: Oct 1, 2026
- Award
- Institutional research capacity strengthening funding; budget rules in the official call for proposals
- Applicant
- Research institutions and departments
- Discipline
- Health & Biomedical Sciences
- Region
- Low- and middle-income countries
- Posted
- May 26, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The ophthalmology funding programme focuses on strengthening research institutions in LMICs as a foundation for high-quality, locally relevant biomedical and clinical ophthalmology research that can ultimately reduce visual impairment and blindness.
Who can apply
- Projects should be led through universities or research institutions in low- and middle-income countries.
- Projects must focus on long-lasting institutional research capacity strengthening for biomedical or clinical ophthalmology research.
- The foundation's general eligibility criteria apply.
What it supports
- Building, developing, or strengthening institutional structures that enable ophthalmology research in LMICs.
- Strengthening capacity of research departments to fund, manage, sustain, and continue their own research after the project.
- The programme does not fund structures unrelated to biomedical or clinical ophthalmology research, eye-care service delivery training, or capacity strengthening that is only a secondary variable.
Funding and duration
Funding supports institutional research capacity strengthening projects under the official 2026 ophthalmology call for proposals.
Application deadline
Application deadline: Oct 1, 2026
How to apply
Review the official VELUX Stiftung ophthalmology call documents and submit by 1 October 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Final decisions are expected in March 2027.
Call details
The ophthalmology funding programme focuses on strengthening research institutions in LMICs as a foundation for high-quality, locally relevant biomedical and clinical ophthalmology research that can ultimately reduce visual impairment and blindness.
VELUX Stiftung lists this opportunity for Research institutions and departments, Health & Biomedical Sciences, Low- and middle-income countries. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.
Projects should be led through universities or research institutions in low- and middle-income countries.
Projects must focus on long-lasting institutional research capacity strengthening for biomedical or clinical ophthalmology research.
The foundation's general eligibility criteria apply.
Building, developing, or strengthening institutional structures that enable ophthalmology research in LMICs.
Strengthening capacity of research departments to fund, manage, sustain, and continue their own research after the project.
The programme does not fund structures unrelated to biomedical or clinical ophthalmology research, eye-care service delivery training, or capacity strengthening that is only a secondary variable.
Funding supports institutional research capacity strengthening projects under the official 2026 ophthalmology call for proposals.
Application deadline: Application deadline: Oct 1, 2026.
Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.
Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.
Review the official VELUX Stiftung ophthalmology call documents and submit by 1 October 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Final decisions are expected in March 2027.
Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.