NIH funding profile · Boston, MA · Research institute
Schepens Eye Research Institute NIH Funding
Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards
Schepens Eye Research Institute received $14.4M in NIH award funding in fiscal year 2026 across 27 award records and 22 principal investigators. That ranks #263 of 2,407 NIH-funded institutions and #26 in Massachusetts, down 3.1% from FY2025.
Part of Harvard University and Mass General Brigham. See their combined NIH funding across every member NIH records separately.
FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.
FY2026 NIH funding
$14.4M
−3.1% vs FY2025
National rank
#263
Down 2 places from #261 vs FY2025
Rank in Massachusetts
#26
0.4% of Massachusetts NIH funding
Awards · PIs
27
22 investigators · 6 new projects
NIH funding trend, FY2022–FY2026
Schepens Eye Research Institute received $72.4M in NIH awards over these five fiscal years. Annual funding moved +12.8% from FY2022 to FY2026. Its best national rank in the period was #260 (FY2023).
NIH institutes funding Schepens Eye Research Institute, FY2026
2 NIH institutes and centers administered awards here in FY2026. The largest, the National Eye Institute (NEI), accounted for 97.7% of the institution's NIH funding across 26 awards.
- NEI · National Eye Institute$14.1M · 97.7%
26 awards · vs FY2025: +2.1%
- NINDS · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke$335K · 2.3%
1 award · vs FY2025: −69.0%
Award mechanism mix
Share of NIH award dollars by activity-code family in FY2026, with the FY2022 share for comparison. R01-equivalent research grants were 79.4% of funding.
- R01-equivalent79.4% · FY22 78.3%
- Other research (R)7.3% · FY22 12.0%
- Centers & program projects (P)6.5% · FY22 8.1%
- Career development (K)2.7% · FY22 1.1%
- Cooperative agreements (U)2.3% · FY22 0.0%
- Institutional training (T)1.7% · FY22 0.0%
- Fellowships (F)0.0% · FY22 0.5%
Top activity codes, FY2026
Largest FY2026 awards
The biggest single award records by FY2026 dollars. Each links to its NIH RePORTER project page.
- Core Grant for Vision Research (opens NIH RePORTER)
5P30EY003790-45 · NEI
$946KP30
- Scanning and Detection at Intersections (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01EY025677-10 · NEI
$903KR01
- Navigation assistance using multimodal LLM and computer vision (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY037707-01 · NEI
$879KR01
- Developing Multimodal Foundation Models for Eye Disease Screening and Prognosis (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY038687-01 · NEI
$858KR01
- Innate and Adaptive Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma (opens NIH RePORTER)
2R01EY031696-06 · NEI
$835KR01
- Optic neuropathy in familial dysautonomia: determination of disease mechanisms and functional rescue. (opens NIH RePORTER)
5R01EY036009-02 · NEI
$796KR01
Recently started projects
The latest new (Type 1) FY2026 awards by notice date, out of 6 new projects NIH funded here this year.
- Export and Integration of Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography Data Across Institutions (OCT) (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY039476-01 · NEI · Notice Sep 2, 2026
$506KR01
- Hormonal Dynamics and Extracellular Vesicle Function in Keratoconus: Exploring Pathophysiology and Developing Targeted Therapies (opens NIH RePORTER)
1K99EY037781-01A1 · NEI · Notice Jun 12, 2026
$133KK99
- Development of mini-USH2A gene therapy to treat Usher syndrome type 2A. (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R21EY037359-01A1 · NEI · Notice Apr 13, 2026
$458KR21
- Understanding the role of reactive astrocytes in glaucoma (opens NIH RePORTER)
1R01EY037230-01A1 · NEI · Notice Apr 2, 2026
$546KR01
Other NIH-funded institutions in Massachusetts
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.Canton, MA | $23.8M |
| 23 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $20.3M |
| 24 | Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA | $19.1M |
| 25 | Tufts University MedfordBoston, MA | $16.9M |
| 26 | Schepens Eye Research InstituteBoston, MA | $14.4M |
| 27 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MA | $14.4M |
| 28 | University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA | $12.7M |
| 29 | National Bureau of Economic ResearchCambridge, MA | $12.5M |
| 30 | Ada Forsyth Institute, Inc.Somerville, MA | $10.5M |
Nearby in the national ranking
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 260 | University of Nebraska LincolnLincoln, NE | $15.2M |
| 261 | Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN | $14.8M |
| 262 | Translational Genomics Research InstitutePhoenix, AZ | $14.7M |
| 263 | Schepens Eye Research InstituteBoston, MA | $14.4M |
| 264 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MA | $14.4M |
| 265 | Revagenix, Inc.San Mateo, CA | $14.2M |
| 266 | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for ResearchPalo Alto, CA | $14.1M |
Similar research institutes and nonprofits
| # | Institution | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | New York Genome CenterNew York, NY | $15.8M |
| 262 | Translational Genomics Research InstitutePhoenix, AZ | $14.7M |
| 263 | Schepens Eye Research InstituteBoston, MA | $14.4M |
| 264 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MA | $14.4M |
| 266 | Palo Alto Veterans Institute for ResearchPalo Alto, CA | $14.1M |
| 267 | Arkansas Children's Research InstituteLittle Rock, AR | $13.9M |
| 268 | Versiti Blood Health, Inc.Milwaukee, WI | $13.4M |
About these numbers
Source: the public NIH RePORTER API, refreshed October 16, 2026. See our data methodology and the guide to reading NIH funding rankings by university.
- Who is countedAwards made to NIH recipient organization code 6948301. A university's medical school, affiliated hospital, or other campuses can be separate NIH recipients with their own totals.
- What is countedTotal award amount (direct plus indirect) obligated in each fiscal year for grants, cooperative agreements, training awards, SBIR/STTR, and R&D contracts. Subprojects, intramural research, and interagency agreements are excluded.
- InstitutesEach award is credited in full to its administering institute, even when other institutes co-fund it.
- SubawardsNIH reports the prime recipient only, so research this institution performs under another organization's grant is not included here.