Alcon International Chapter Affiliates Matching Grants
The ARVO International Chapter Affiliate Program fosters the growth of eye and vision research worldwide by supporting 13 chapters. Each chapter receives $2,000 in financial support annually: $1,000 from ARVO and $1,000 in matching funds through the ARVO Foundation’s International Chapter Matching Grants program. These matching funds are made possible through the support of the Alcon Foundation.
In 2016, the ARVO International Chapter Affiliates used their funds for a variety of capacity-building and educational initiatives:
AARVO (Austria)
Support of a joint meeting with the Danish Ophthalmological Society and one travel grant
AIVO (Argentina)
Support of a guest lecturer at the AIVO annual meeting and one travel grant
ARVO-EGYPT (Egypt)
Support of logistics and advertising for the ARVO-EGYPT annual meeting and two travel grants
ARVO-INDIA (India)
Support of a guest lecturer at ARVO-India annual meeting and one travel grant
ARVO-NED (Netherlands)
Support of an educational symposium for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows and two travel grants
BRAVO (Brazil)
Support of a guest lecturer at the BRAVO annual meeting and one travel grant
CARVO (Columbia)
Support of a guest lecturer at the CARVO annual meeting, the development of an online session and one travel grant
CCRVO (China)
Support of a guest lecturer at the CCRVO annual meeting and support of seven travel grants
HARVO (Hungary)
Support of a guest lecturer at the HARVO annual meeting, enhancing the HARVO website and two travel grants
ISVER (Israel)
Support of enhancing the ISVER website and one travel grant
IT-ARVO (Italy)
Support of a guest lecturer at the IT-ARVO annual meeting and one travel grant
MARVO (Mexico)
Support of paper presentations at the MARVO annual meeting and one travel grant
SEE-ARVO (South-Eastern Europe)
Support of SEE-ARVO educational programming at the annual congress of South East European Ophthalmological Society and two travel grants