NEBO Exam Fee Grants

SEASON 4: NBEO Exam Fee Grants

Application for our NBEO Exam Fee Grants will open Saturday 8/1 at 9:00 am PDT. 

To apply for this grant: CLICK HERE

Grant schedule: 
8/1 Saturday: Application opens at 9:00 am PDT
8/14 Friday: Applications closes at 11:59 pm PDT
9/1 Tuesday: Grant winners notified
9/2 Wednesday: Grant winners announced 

Who qualifies for this grant? 
1. You must be an OD student who will purchase a NBEO exam (Part I, II or III) between August 2026 to August 2027

2. You must of supported our cause with a purchase from our SEASON 4 collection OR attended one of OptoPrep's spring webinars between Feb. to May 2026 

How to apply:
To enter for your chance to win our $1490 NBEO Exam Fee grant, submit your application (link above)

How we will choose the winner:
Our 3 OptoPrep judges will help determine the 6 winner of this grant. 

Each judge will rank their top 3 choices. Ranking #1 by a judge, the candidate will receive 10 points, ranking #2 will receive 5 points and ranking #3 will receive 2 points. 

The 6 highest point total will be the winners of our $1490 NBEO Exam Fee grant. 

Our OptoPrep grant judges: 
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Past grant winners:

Season 4 grant winners
Grant #1: Marielba Hernandez (IAUPR 2028)

Season 3 grant winners
Grant #1: Andrea Garcia (IAUPR 2026)
Grant #2: Anastasia Dakis (SUNY 2026)

Season 2 grant winners
Grant #1: Shanaz Ahmed (PUCO 2027)
Grant #2: Dr. Abishna Jayasundararajah (NOVA 2024)
Grant #3: Catlinh Nguyen (PUCO 2026)

Season 1 grant winners
Grant #1: Dr. Evan Miller (MWU-AZCOPT 2025)
Grant #2: Dr. Priyanka Patel (PCO 2020)
Grant #3: Dr. Amy Gu (UWO 2024)
Grant #4: Dr. Angelica Cifuentes (NOVA 2022)
Grant #5: Jolea Calma (PUCO 2025)
Grant #6: Dr. JoAnna Vrotsos (SCO 2019)

Question?
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