British Eye Research Foundation

They fund eye research across a wide range of conditions, including inherited retinal disorders, glaucoma, and choroideremia, as well as social change projects that improve accessibility and community resilience for people with sight loss. Supported activities include project grants for translational research, PhD studentships, clinical research training fellowships, small grants, and awards for knowledge exchange. Their work takes place across the UK, with a focus on translating discoveries into real-world patient benefits. They also fund social change initiatives such as the Digital Inclusion Fund and Social Change Fund, which support projects that improve accessibility and community resilience for people with sight loss.

They fund registered charities, companies, charitable incorporated organisations, community interest companies, and community groups. They do not make grants to individuals. Beneficiaries include people with visual impairment and those at risk of eye diseases. They prioritise early-career researchers and community-led advocacy for visually impaired people. Organisations must be based in the UK and the work must take place within the UK. They welcome unsolicited applications.

They do not fund non-vision-related interventions, core costs, or commercially viable projects. They do not make grants to individuals. Some programmes also exclude salaries and core costs. They do not support activities that fall outside their focus on eye health and sight loss.

They offer multi-year grants for research projects and fellowships, typically lasting three to four years, as well as one-off small grants. They fund both research and social change projects. They welcome unsolicited applications and invest in early-career researchers through PhD studentships and clinical research training fellowships. Their funding style prioritises high-risk, high-reward research that fills gaps overlooked by other funders.