Financial Resources

Finding money for your continuing education in optometry can be a difficult process. An intense course load and rigorous academic schedule makes working during optometry school difficult if not impossible. Fortunately, there are many ways to fund your education. Click on the links below to find information on scholarships, grants and financial aid!

General Scholarships and Information

• College Scholarships.org
• FastWeb.org
• Scholarships.com
• GraduateScholarships.org
• ScanGrants.com
• SchoolSoup.com
• GoAbroad.com
• EduInReview.com

Federal Scholarships and Information

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources & Services Administration
• Indian Health Scholarship
• United States Air Force
• United States Army
• United States Navy
• United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)

General Optometry Scholarships and Information

• American Academy of Optometry/American Optometric Foundation
• Walman Optical Scholarship Information
• Optometry's Meeting Scholarship Information
• Optometry Cares - The AOA Foundation
  
• Transitions Healthy Sight for Life Fund
• OneSight Research Foundation (Luxottica Group Foundation)
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
• Child Family Health International (CFHi)
• Association of Seventh-Day Adventists Optometrists

State and Regional Scholarships and Information

• Kansas Resident Scholarship Information
• North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
• Northern Plains Eye Foundation
• Maryland Higher Education Commission
• Dr. Leslie Mintz Scholarship (New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians)
• Petry-Lomb Scholarship (Rochester Optometric Society, Rochester NY)
• Optometry Grant Loan Program (Virginia residents)
• MOAA Scholarship (Missouri residents)
• Kansas Optometry Service Scholarship
• Connecticut Association of Optometrists (Connecticut residents)
• Hilda L. Rand Scholarship (Maine Residents)

School Scholarships and Information

• New England College of Optometry (Boston, MA)
• Michigan College of Optometry, Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI)
• Northeastern State University, College of Optometry (Tahlequah, OK)
• Inter American University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry (San Juan, PR)
• Southern College of Optometry (Memphis, TN)
• University of Montreal (Montreal, Canada)
• Salus University/Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Elkins Park, PA)
• University of Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
• University of Houston (Houston, TX)
• University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
• University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX)
• Illinois College of Optometry (Chicago, IL)
• Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
• Pacific University (Portland, OR)
• Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
• University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)
• University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN)
• Southern California College of Optometry (Fullerton, CA)
• Western University College of Optometry (Pomona, CA)
• State University of New York (New York, NY)
• University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)
• NOVA Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL)