The remainder comes from private donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations. A CORE grant from the National Eye Institute supports the morphology, computer, and animal resource units. The Schepens is centrally located in Boston close to public transportation and to one of the most exciting areas of town, the Fanueil 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 as varied.
They include sailing, boating, and rollerblading at the Charles River and boat tours of Boston Harbor and the Harbor Islands, all less than one-half mile from the Institute. Within a 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 within a short walk from The Schepens in charming Beacon Hill and in the adjacent Charles River Park. Trainees also live in Cambridge, Brookline, 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 Schepens. A complete description of the program follows this page.