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Fourth-year student Grace Burns, center, with Tom Barker at the UVA research lab.

Our objective is to find a cure or effective treatment for choroideremia (CHM).

To achieve this, CRF supports:

  • Research that builds critical resources and knowledge for the field (e.g., model systems, genetic insights, annotated patient specimens).
  • Innovative projects that open new pathways for diagnosis and drug discovery.
  • Promising studies that are less likely to receive traditional funding, such as:
  • Seed funding for early-stage, hypothesis-generating projects
  • High-quality proposals from young investigators
  • Foundational projects with long-term but important payoffs

Grant Application Categories

Randy Wheelock Research Award

This award honors emerging scientists and early-career research professionals working on choroideremia or related vision loss conditions. Eligible applicants include doctoral or post-doctoral candidates and professionals.

  • Award amount: $50,000 
  • Annual deadline: June 30 
  • Established in 2020, the award celebrates the decades-long advocacy of Randy Wheelock to advance research toward treatments and a cure for CHM.

Past Award Winners

John Oster Leadership Award

This award honors the late John Oster, one of the founding members of the Choroideremia Research Foundation. John was deeply committed to advancing research and supporting the CHM community. His vision and dedication helped lay the foundation for CRF’s mission to find a treatment and a cure. The award created in his name continues his legacy by supporting research that brings us closer to that goal.

Past Award Winners

General Research Grants

 All other grant applications are reviewed by CRF’s Science Advisory Board twice a year (end of January and end of July).

  • Deadlines: December 31 and June 30 

Applications should follow the Grant Application Guidelines and be submitted to:

  • Kathi Wagner, Executive Director (kathiwagner@curechm.org)
  • Jess Thompson, MD, Science Advisory Board and Research Committee Chair (jessthompson@curechm.org)
  • Mike McConnell, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer (cso@curechm.org)
 Grant Application Guidelines