Women’s International Travel Grant

The Vit-Buckle Society is happy to announce a program offering up to two travel grants for early-career female international (non-US) retinal surgeons to attend the 2027 VBS Annual Meeting April 1-3, 2027 in Miami, FL.

Winners will receive waived registration and a shared hotel room for three nights at the Fontainebleau Hotel Miami. They will also receive reimbursement for up to $1500 in travel expenses, will be assigned a one-on-one mentor for the meeting from VBS leadership, and have the opportunity to participate as academic faculty for research poster judging.

To be eligible, applicants must be actively practicing female vitreoretinal surgeons outside of the United States within 10 years of graduation from the final year of fellowship training. Interested applicants must submit a brief CV summarizing their educational background and a no-longer-than-90-second audio statement explaining their interest in retinal surgery and specific reasons to want to attend VBS 2027.

Please try and address the following questions:

What has your clinical and academic experience been thus far as a VR surgeon? What do you hope to learn or gain from participating in the meeting? What do you hope to bring back home to your program, community and female colleagues?

All audio content must be submitted in English no later than Monday, June 29, 2026. Winners will be notified by mid-July 2026.

If you have any questions or comments, please reach out at susan@vitbucklesociety.org. Please note that applicants who have previously received this travel grant are not eligible to apply again.