• Required Items
    • Application form
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Personal statement
    • Photo
    • 5 letters of recommendation
  • Important Dates
    • July 11, 2025:
    • Application materials due.

    • August 16, 2025:
      Winners determined and applicants notified.

2025 Award Application

The 2024 Application Cycle for the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation Award is now closed. Applications for the 2025 cycle will open on May 19, 2025.

All Surgical Vitreoretinal Fellows whose second year of training will commence by July 1, 2025 will be eligible to apply.

“The Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation award is considered to be one of the most prestigious in the area of vitreoretinal surgery and is bestowed upon a second-year surgical fellow based on a highly competitive application and review process. I encourage you to apply!”

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Alexander J. Brucker, MD
Chairman