Sheldon Wechsler and George Mertz Contact Lens Residency Award

Direct application

$2,000
4 winners

Eligibility

Major
Health Professions
Education level
Continuing or nontraditional

About this scholarship

Optometrists currently serving in an advanced practice contact lens residency at a North American school or college of optometry may apply for the Sheldon Wechsler and George Mertz Contact Lens Residency Award. Recipients must be Academy members at award acceptance.

Four $2,000 awards are given (two Sheldon Wechsler and two George Mertz).

Applications are evaluated on education, research, and teaching potential.

Essay questions

What else to submit

  • Recipients must be Academy members at award acceptance.
  • Applications are evaluated on education, research, and teaching potential.