NANOS recognizes the need to stimulate investigator-initiated research programs in Neuro-Ophthalmology. The NANOS Pilot Research Grant Program provides a one-year, non-renewable source of funding to help principal investigators generate preliminary data that will lead to additional funding from other national agencies or foundations.

Priority is given towards research that will provide preliminary data for future substantial grant applications. In this spirit, new or innovative projects will be supported but should have a sound medical/scientific justification. A scientific panel will review the applications, and the final award will be subject to approval by the NANOS Board.

Award:

• $25,000 non-renewable grant 

Applicants must:

• Be a ​​NANOS member in good standing (Active/International Active member or Fellow/International Fellow member) 

Application Timeline:

• Application Portal opens in the fall. Submit application here

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Pilot Research Grant Recipients, click here

NANOS recognizes the need to stimulate leadership development in diverse members of its community. The Dr. Ivy Dreizin Leadership Development Grant provides a one-time, non-renewable source of funding to support leadership development for a NANOS member. Candidates at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply. We particularly welcome applications from those in their mid-careers, to accelerate career advancement. 

Priority will be given to those who have been actively involved in the Women in Neuro-Ophthalmology Committee and NANOS. Nominees and alternates will be proposed by the Women in Neuro-Ophthalmology Steering Committee, subject to approval by the NANOS Board of Directors.

Award:

• $3,000 non-renewable grant 

Applicants must:

• Be a ​​NANOS member in good standing (Active/International Active member or Fellow/International Fellow member) 

Application Timeline:

• Application Portal opens in the fall. Submit application here

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Dr. Ivy Dreizin Leadership Development Grant Recipients, click here

This award was established to encourage and recognize basic or clinical research in neuro-ophthalmology by a NANOS candidate or active member. The originality, scientific merit and neuro-ophthalmic interest of a developing investigator’s total body of work combined with a representative new research manuscript will be considered as criteria to determine the award recipient. The award is selected by the Research Committee during the Annual Meeting and need not be given annually. It is not open to NANOS Fellows.

Award:

• $1,000 stipend and NANOS meeting registration

Applicants must:

• Be NANOS Candidate members (fellows-in-training members and resident members) or
• Be NANOS Active members in good standing, within the first five years after completion of a Neuro-Ophthalmology fellowship, at the time of submission of a manuscript and list of published works.

Application Timeline:

• Application Portal opens in the fall. Submit application here

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Thomas & Susan Carlow Young Investigator Award Recipients, click here

This award recognizes the best poster or platform presentation by a fellow. The awardee receives a certificate and a stipend. In 2004 this program was expanded to recognize medical students, residents and fellows with separate awards.

Award:

• $1,000 stipend and a certificate

Applicants must:

• All fellows-in-training who have submitted an abstract for the NANOS Annual Meeting

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past James A. Sharpe Best Abstract Award by a Fellow Recipients, click here

This award recognizes the best poster or platform presentation by a resident. The awardee receives a certificate and a stipend. 

Award:

• $100 stipend and a certificate

Applicants must:

• All residents who have submitted an abstract for the NANOS Annual Meeting

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Best Abstract by a Resident Award Recipients, click here

This award recognizes the best poster or platform presentation by a medical student. The awardee receives a certificate and a stipend. 

Award:

• $750 stipend and a certificate

Applicants must:

• All medical students who have submitted an abstract for the NANOS Annual Meeting

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Best Abstract by a Medical Student Recipients, click here

This award recognizes the best Walsh Session Paper Presentation by a fellow. 

Award:

• $1,000 stipend and a certificate

Applicants must:

• All fellows-in-training who have presented a Walsh abstract at the NANOS Annual Meeting

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Best Frank B. Walsh Session Paper Presentation by a Fellow Award Recipients, click here

This award is recognized for the best publication. All original contributions published in the JNO from the calendar year preceding the NANOS Annual Meeting are automatically considered.

Award:

• $1,000 stipend

Applicants must:

• Best annual original contribution published in the JNO

Application Timeline:

• All publications from the calendar year preceding the NANOS Annual Meeting will automatically be considered. 

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past J. Lawton Smith / JNO Award Recipients, click here

The Jacobson Lecture honors the memory and legacy of our colleague Daniel M. Jacobson, MD (1956-2003).  Dan was an outstanding teacher and brilliant clinician with an inquiring mind.

Applicants must:

• Be a NANOS Fellow member or International Fellow member in good standing

Application Timeline:

• The Jacobson Lecture Selection subcommittee makes a recommendation to the NANOS Executive Board for approval by January of the calendar year preceding the lecture. Learn more here

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Daniel M. Jacobson Memorial Lecture Award Recipients, click here

This award is NANOS's highest honor. The award is given at the discretion of the Executive Board to those who have provided a sustained and substantial service to the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. It is named after, and honors, the NANOS Founder, Thomas Carlow, who contributed an immeasurable amount of his time and energy founding and then nurturing NANOS.

Applicants must:

• Be NANOS Members and NANOS Volunteers with a track record of sustained exemplary service to NANOS

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Thomas Carlow Distinguished Service Award Recipients, click here

The NANOS Merit Award recognizes NANOS members who have made extraordinary contributions of time, energy, and resources to NANOS for the betterment of the organization.

Applicants must:

• Be NANOS Members and Volunteers who have provided exceptional service to NANOS

Application Timeline:

• Merit Award nominations are open in the fall of each year. Learn More and/or Nominate a Volunteer Here

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past NANOS Merit Award Recipients, click here

Launched in 2001, the William F. Hoyt Lecture, the only named lecture in neuro-ophthalmology at the AAO Annual Meeting, takes place during the symposia co-sponsored by the North American Neuro-Ophthalmological Society (NANOS) at the Academy's Annual Meeting (AAO).

Applicants must:

• Be a Fellow or International Fellow of NANOS in good standing

Application Timeline:

• The Hoyt Lecture Selection subcommittee makes a recommendation to the NANOS Executive Board for approval by January of calendar year preceding the lecture. 

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past William F. Hoyt Lecture at the AAO Annual Meeting Award Recipients, click here

The Neuro-Ophthalmology Champion Award recognizes non-Neuro-Ophthalmologists who have contributed to the mission of NANOS and go above and beyond to advance the field of Neuro-Ophthalmology via research, clinical care, patient advocacy, or other work that have benefited NANOS and its members.

Applicants must:

• Be a non-Neuro-Ophthalmologists who has contributed to the mission of NANOS. 

Past Recipients:

• For a complete list of past Neuro-Ophthalmology Champion Award Recipients, click here