ASCRS Foundation

Charitable/humanitarian eye care: support Foundation sponsored charitable and humanitarian eye care efforts in the us and in the developing world.the Ascrs Foundation provides physician education both in the united states and internationally. In the us, the Foundation helps to support the development and delivery of educational program content at the Ascrs annual meeting, while overseas the Foundation supports wetlab training and board review courses for ethiopia's 5 residency training programs.

Young eye surgeons international service grants these grants are intended to inspire young eye surgeons to become involved with global eyecare on a long-term basis and affords the opportunity for the grantee to participate in health care systems, including teaching institutions and community programs, in developing countries. The grants provide funding for grantees to initiate a global service project, including the development of a customized international volunteer plan providing the opportunity for a young eye surgeon to learn first-hand the intricacies behind global eyecare efforts.

Resident excellence awards: provides ten $1000 awards annually to enable ophthalmology residents exhibiting exemplary performance to attend the Ascrs annual meeting. The awards are made following a competetive application process. The categories for consideration include research, patient care, leadership and education.