The €1 million award is dedicated to the fight against blindness, with a primary focus on developing countries.

The António Champalimaud Vision Award, an international competition operated by the Portuguese charity Fundação Champalimaud (Champalimaud Foundation), has opened submissions for its 2027 editiion. The award seeks to recognise contributions to the alleviation of visual problems, primarily in developing countries and/or innovations or new technologies that impact on the quality of life of the blind and visually impaired.

The award may be given to a local, national, regional or international research organisation that can demonstrate having produced high-impact results. The scope of the award also includes institutions, organisations and groups that have developed innovations or new technologies with impact on the quality of life of the blind and visually impaired which can be accessed by people in the developing world.

Applications are welcome from around the world. Leading laboratories, organisations or projects resulting from collaborative efforts dedicated to blindness research or to fighting blindness can apply for this award. Eligible organisations may be local, regional or international.

The award money totals €1 million. The award may be used in any way that furthers the contributions of the recipient(s).