SPECIAL FACULTY GRANT OPPORTUNITY
2017 Educational Starter Grants Available
The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) is pleased to announce the offering of the 2017 Educational Starter Grants dedicated to supporting educational research. Funding from The Vision Care Institute, LLC, an affiliate of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. will support the starter grants.
The grants have been offered over the past six years and are dedicated to supporting educational research. This is a great opportunity for faculty to get involved in doing educational research, which can impact teaching, student learning and the profession.
Information about the grants, past successful grant proposals and the current application can be found on the ASCO website,
https://optometriceducation.org/faculty-and-administrators/faculty-development-and-data/educational-starter-grants/ Submit electronically a completed application by: Midnight, July 14, 2017 to Sara Lau at
slau@opted.org ASCO will send applicants a confirmatory email. Awarding of the grants will occur by August 11, 2017.