The remainder comes from endowment income and private donations from individuals , foundations, corporations, and other organizations. A CORE grant from the National Eye Institute supports the morphology, computer, flow cytometry, and animal resource units. The Schepens is centrally located in Boston close to public transportation and to some of the most exciting areas of town, including the Faneuil Hall marketplace and the waterfront. Boston is an ethnically diverse and culturally rich but compact city. Various types of entertainment are available including many forms of music, dance, and art, a wide assortment of museums, and several professional sports teams.
Recreational opportunities are diverse.
Within one-half mile of the Institute, one can sail, boat, and rollerblade along the Charles River and take boat tours of Boston Harbor and the Harbor Islands. Within a half-day's drive are the beaches of Cape Cod and the North Shore and the mountains and lakes of Western Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Affordable housing is located a short walk from The Schepens on charming Beacon Hill and in the adjacent Charles River Park. Trainees also live in Cambridge, Brookline, Somerville, or Brighton, all of which are accessible by subway, and in the northern and western suburbs of Boston, which are serviced by commuter trains originating at North Station, a few blocks from the Institute.