Information and required templates about our educational grant process can be found on www.thevisioncareinstitute.com/pages/continuing-education under the “Fellowships & Scholarships” section.

No. Unfortunately, the system will not save your request. Please have all required documents completed and available before you begin the application process.

All requests must be received at least eight (8) weeks prior to the date of the program.

Additional information must be received no later than 5-10 business days after you are notified.

A letter of request on the organization’s letterhead, an agenda and a budget template. Please see our grant instructions for more details regarding the specifics of your program.

Yes. Incomplete submissions will be denied.

One application can be submitted for a related series of programs, such as a grand round series. The title, objectives and budget for each program must be included, along with all of the required documents.

Once your request has been successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation receipt with the Grant Identification Number assigned to your request. Please print a copy of the confirmation receipt for your records and for future reference. If you do not receive a confirmation receipt immediately with the grant ID number, contact the Help Desk at totalitysitemgr@its.jnj.com.

Contact us as follows:

For Technical Assistance:
Please forward an email to totalitysitemgr@its.jnj.com.

For General Questions About Grant Submissions:
Contact Medical Affairs at 800-876-6644 or send an e-mail to PAFunding@its.jnj.com. Please provide the Grant Identification Number and the primary contact’s e-mail address on file with the grant application.

No. Unfortunately, we no longer accept fax or US Mail requests.

The maximum single file size is 20 megabytes.

No. Refer to the templates located in the “Forms” section of this company website. Templates are revised without notice, so the most updated form will always be on the website.

Scanners are generally available to the public at your local library, grocery store, post office, or commercial copying center.

Yes. Multiple requests can be submitted through the system, but you will need to submit a separate request for each program.

Only documents saved as a Microsoft Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), PowerPoint (.ppt) and/or Portable Document Format (.pdf) are acceptable. We do not accept zip (.zip) files.

You can check the status of your grant at any time by clicking on the “Check Application Status” link on this website. You will need to provide your grant identification number and the e-mail address provided at the time of submission.

You will be notified within eight (8) weeks of your submission regarding the status of your request.

From the “Submit/View Request” link, click on the Current Status icon for a complete definition list.

Educational grants may be awarded to profit, nonprofit, and 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations. Educational grants may only be provided to accredited educational providers that are academic medical centers, hospitals, medical societies, professional associations or government agencies.

The Company may provide support to teaching institutions for their medical education programs by sponsoring fellowships. The terms of the fellowship must be clearly documented in a written agreement. Requests must include the selection criteria and state that there is a bona fide selection committee in place to select the final recipient(s). Grants must be provided to teaching institutions and not to individual fellows.

TThe company may provide support to travel to a conference that was carefully selected by the teaching institution, including major educational, scientific, or policy making meetings of national, regional, or specialty medical associations. The general subject of the educational activity must generally fall within an educational area of interest to THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™. Grants must be provided to the teaching institutions and not to individual fellows.

No. The funding must be returned to THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™ and a new grant request for the revised program must be submitted. Receipt of a grant request by THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™ does not guarantee approval of your grant request.

No. However, a written notification must be sent to PAFunding@its.jnj.com with the Grant Identification Number prior to that change.

Yes, to the extent that any of the funds are not used for the activity as defined in the written agreement, the provider must return any unused or excess funds to THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™.

The following recommended verbiage should be used: “This program is supported in part by an educational grant from THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™, LLC, an affiliate of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (JJVCI), with funds provided by JJVCI.”

To request a copy of our company logo, please forward an e-mail message to PAFunding@its.jnj.com. You will need to provide your Grant Identification Number and the e-mail address on file with your application.

No. Requests for support must be received at least eight (8) weeks prior to the date of the program. All funding must be received by the grant recipient prior to commencement of the program.

See "Exclusions".

Send the missing information to PAFunding@its.jnj.com along with your Grant Identification Number and the primary contact’s e-mail address on file with your application.

No. Educational grants cannot be provided to individuals.

For the entire program.

No. Generally, requests are rejected either because they do not fit the criteria of an educational grant, the topics are not within our educational areas of interest, funds are not available, or the request was received less than the eight weeks prior to the date of the program.

Please forward an e-mail message to totalitysitemgr@its.jnj.com for assistance.

Contact Us

For Technical Assistance:
Please forward an e-mail message to totalitysitemgr@its.jnj.com
For General Questions about Grant Submissions:

Contact Medical Affairs at 800-876-6644 or send an e-mail to PAFunding@its.jnj.com. Please provide the Grant Identification Number and the primary contact’s e-mail address on file with the grant application.

Please send an e-mail message with the name of the requesting organization, the amount of the request, and the estimated date of the grant submission to PAFunding@its.jnj.com. We will send you confirmation of the Grant Identification Number or contact you for more information.