Funding Opportunities
MIRA, the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging and the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre fund ambitious research that aims to create a future where people live longer, healthier lives.
MIRA Funding
The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging provides funding to support interdisciplinary research on aging led by McMaster researchers from across all six McMaster Faculties. Within MIRA, the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging (LCMA) supports research focused on understanding and improving mobility in aging, which encompasses physical, community and social mobility. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate end-users, including older adults, care providers, and other stakeholders into their research.
MIRA and the LCMA provide funding and support to McMaster trainees in aging research. This includes postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, Master’s students, and undergraduates.
In addition to funding, MIRA supports trainees through the MIRA Trainee Network. Trainees submitting proposals to work with MIRA-funded researchers or projects must include details on how their proposed work will complement the funded project. Additional funding for trainees may be available through awards co-funded with our partners.
Graduate Student Professional Development Awards are for students working with MIRA researchers to present their work at an academic conference (virtual or in-person), attend a training program (virtual or in-person), complete an online course at a different institution or participate in research activities in another location. Professional development awards are tenable for up to one year after the application deadline. MIRA will also accept submissions for professional development activities that occurred up to three months prior to the application deadline. Students are asked to advise MIRA by email (mirafund@mcmaster.ca) of cancellations or changes related to MIRA-supported professional development activities.
Deadline
- March 15, 2025, 4 p.m. ET
Funding Available
- up to $500 per award
AGE-WELL and MEDTEQ+, Canada’s leading research and innovation network in AgeTech, have joined forces as co-leads in envisAGE. This large-scale pan-Canadian five-year initiative brings stakeholders together to provide resources and support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to integrate technologies that address the challenges of aging and build Canadian leadership in the AgeTech market. The envisAGE initiative is funded through the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund.
The envisAGE program funds agetech solutions and require three co-applicant parties, who will evaluate SME AgeTech solutions in real world settings:
- a Canadian SME,
- an academic researcher or “Beachhead” member,
- and a community lab, or testing site
MIRA has joined envisAGE as a Beachhead partner, making MIRA researchers eligible participants. Interested researchers should reach out to Audrey Patocs (patocsae@mcmaster.ca) and visit www.envis-age.ca for more information.
Application deadline:
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LOI deadline:
December 2, 2024 - Full application deadline: March 18, 2025
Funding available:
- envisAGE will disburse $95M available over 5 years.
The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) will fund up to six summer student Fellowships valued at $2,000 each for undergraduate students working with MIRA researchers between May and August 2025.
Click here to download the callFill out the application hereDeadline
- March 28, 4 p.m. ET
Funding Available
- Up to six awards of up to $2000
AGE-WELL and MEDTEQ+, Canada’s leading research and innovation network in AgeTech, have joined forces as co-leads in envisAGE. This large-scale pan-Canadian five-year initiative brings stakeholders together to provide resources and support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to integrate technologies that address the challenges of aging and build Canadian leadership in the AgeTech market. The envisAGE initiative is funded through the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund
The envisAGE program funds agetech solutions and require three co-applicant parties, who will evaluate SME AgeTech solutions in real world settings:
- a Canadian SME,
- an academic researcher or “Beachhead” member,
- and a community lab, or testing site
MIRA has joined envisAGE as a Beachhead partner, making MIRA researchers eligible participants. Interested researchers should reach out to Audrey Patocs (patocsae@mcmaster.ca) and visit www.envis-age.ca for more information.
Application deadline:
- Rolling
Funding available:
- Two awards per year, up to $5,000 each
Deadline: Rolling
Funding available: Matching funds up to $100,000
In order to improve the positioning of McMaster’s researchers in external funding competitions, MIRA and the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging have allocated funding that may be used to match or leverage external funds. This process is intended to be used for requests related to externally funded, peer-reviewed grant competitions that require a matching component.
Funding available: MIRA can support access fees ($3,000) for up to 10 CLSA data applications
Deadline: See CLSA website for next data application deadline
MIRA members are eligible for support in accessing CLSA data, a national database tracking 50,000 Canadians aged 45 to 85 over a period of 20 years. Data access applications are accepted three times per year. Researchers should notify MIRA at mirafund@mcmaster.ca prior to applying for CLSA data access to be considered for funding. MIRA funds will be allocated only to projects that do not have any other funding for this purpose.
Past Funding Opportunities
The following funding opportunities may be offered again in the next year’s funding cycle (click here to expand).
Applicants entering year one of a master’s program and year one or two of a PhD program are invited to submit a research proposal focusing on interdisciplinary, impact-driven approaches in the study of aging to the MIRA Graduate Scholarship Program. See call for proposals for full details; all applicants must submit a Notice of Intent form, that includes a project title, lay summary, and the names of their proposed supervisor and mentor.
Applicants should review the call for proposals and application form before submitting their NOI to ensure their proposed project is eligible and aligned with the goals of this funding call.
Download the callDownload the application formDownload Evaluation RubricSUBMIT NOI NOWMIRA partners with McMaster’s research centres and institutes to further expand our collective impact and build capacity among McMaster trainees. Applications that focus on aging and the mandate of any of the co-funding partners below may be considered for co-funded scholarships. Applicants are encouraged to review the mandates and areas of focus for each of the co-funding partners below and indicate their interest in having their application considered for specific co-funded awards via their online application.
noi Deadline
November 25, 2024
Application deadline
December 10, 2024, 4 p.m. ET
Funding available
- Master’s, $15,000 over one year
- PhD, $18,000 over one year
Previous co-funding partners
Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging (LCMA)
Funded by a generous gift from Suzanne Labarge, the LCMA supports interdisciplinary collaboration in aging research on the broad topic of mobility in aging, which may include: understanding and defining mobility in aging; maintaining and restoring mobility in aging; and environmental facilitators and barriers that influence mobility in aging. Applicants may be considered for funding through the LCMA if their research proposal focuses on aging and mobility, where mobility is defined to include physical and community aspects of mobility, execution of daily activities and participation in society.
Smart Mobility for Aging Populations (sMAP)
Applicants are invited to submit a research proposal aligned with the goals and research priorities of the McMaster sMAP program. The candidate’s research must focus on interdisciplinary, impact-driven approaches to aging, mobility and the development and application of smart technologies, including the following priority research areas: hardware-software co-design, multi-modal data analytics, hybrid modelling to improve mobility or care; understanding the trajectory of mobility status in health and disease from function to impairment; and development of solutions for continuous monitoring, assessing and/or maintaining and restoring of mobility. If successful, sMAP scholarship recipients are expected to complete the required training modules in for sMAP program (more details can be found here).
McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre (MDTRC)
The MDTRC is designed as a knowledge hub to engage in three primary mandates focused on digital transformation: collaborative multidisciplinary research, outreach to academic and non-academic partners, training and education, as well as the development of custom training and educational content. MDTRC is committed to understanding the digital revolution that is transforming every aspect of our personal, social, and professional lives. Leveraging behavioural and neurophysiological techniques, the timely and important cutting-edge research initiatives at MDTRC will lead to a fundamental shift in understanding of the ever[1]evolving digital revolution and its challenges and opportunities, with far reaching implications for managerial practice across sectors and society at large.
Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH)
The intent of the FIRH is to provide optimal patient care through clinical practice, translational research, and the training of health care professionals. Clinical, research and educational activities are integrated and largely collaborative within the FIRH. Research is wide-ranging, from basic studies of animal models of lung disease (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fibrosis) to clinical trials and epidemiological studies. Specialized facilities have been established at the FIRH, such as the Sputum Research Laboratory and the Aerosol Research Laboratory. Scientists at the FIRH are performing studies of bone marrow progenitor cells, airway peptide challenges, electrophysiological studies of airway smooth muscle cells, chronic allergen challenges, preclinical models of lung injury and repair, and more.
Micheal G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care (IPRC)
The IPRC seeks to fund research and initiatives that will ultimately improve the quality of life for those living with chronic pain. One area of concern is the development of persistent pain after surgery, which is particularly common after cardiac, breast cancer and orthopedic surgery. The IPRC explores causes of chronic post-surgical pain, developing new strategies for its prevention and innovative care for patients. The Institute was made possible as a result of the DeGroote family gift.
Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR)
Since its inception in 2007 through an unprecedented gift from Hamilton businessman Michael G. DeGroote, the IIDR is committed to delivering new knowledge and solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in infectious disease. Collaborative research spans the lab and the clinic, and a variety of disciplines ranging from medicine and biochemistry to mathematics, anthropology, and engineering. The breadth of research initiatives at the IIDR is large, reflecting the complexity of global challenges in infectious disease research and clinical practice. Further, the IIDR continually advances its research objectives to align with the evolving infectious disease landscape. Such initiatives include: microbial and antimicrobial research; vaccines and antivirals; host-pathogen interaction research; diagnostics; and research into new technologies
MIRA Postdoctoral Fellowships support interdisciplinary, impact-driven approaches to the study of optimal aging. The research projects supported by these fellowships should aim to develop the capacity of future leaders in aging research and generate evidence that contributes to the well-being of older adults.
The applicant and principal supervisor are expected to involve at least two other researchers from two different McMaster Faculties (outside of the principal supervisor’s Faculty) as mentors in the development of an interdisciplinary research plan. The proposal should clearly indicate how the supervisor and two mentors will contribute to the development and execution of the interdisciplinary project, and how this interdisciplinary approach will bring value to the study. MIRA is partnering with several of McMaster’s research centres and institutes – including the LCMA and MDTRC — to further expand our collective impact and build capacity. Proposals that focus on aging and the mandate of any of the co-funding partners as outlined on pages two and three of this call for proposals, may be considered for a co-funded postdoctoral fellowship.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply for a MIRA Postdoctoral Fellowship must be submitted using this link by the deadline. Applicants should develop their full application well in advance of NOI deadline and should not wait until they are notified of invitation to apply to begin writing the application. All eligible applicants will be invited to submit a full application by the application deadline.
Full proposal submissions must be emailed to mirafund@mcmaster.ca and include “MIRA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program” in the subject line.
Application deadline:
- NOI deadline: June 24, 2024, 4 p.m. ET
- Full application deadline: July 15, 2024, 4 p.m. ET
Funding available:
- Funding available: Awards are valued at $53,000 per year with the possibility for renewal in year two. The maximum amount of funding per fellowship is $106,000 over two years.
MIRA has partnered with the EPIC-AT Health Research Training Platform, a national training platform that will prepare graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early career researchers to be future leaders in digital health solutions for older adults with complex health needs. McMaster trainees at the Master’s, PhD and Postdoctoral level are eligible to apply for MIRA/EPIC-AT co-funded awards. Applicants should review the EPIC-AT application package and apply via the AGE-WELL Application Portal. For application questions please contact training@agewell-nce.ca.
More information: Application PackageDeadline
- May 3, 2024
Funding Available
- Up to two co-funded awards of $16,000 each
MIRA Postdoctoral Fellowships support interdisciplinary, impact-driven approaches to the study of optimal aging. The research projects supported by these fellowships should aim to develop the capacity of future leaders in aging research and generate evidence that contributes to the well-being of older adults.
The applicant and principal supervisor are expected to involve at least two other researchers from two different McMaster Faculties (outside of the principal supervisor’s Faculty) as mentors in the development of an interdisciplinary research plan. The proposal should clearly indicate how the supervisor and two mentors will contribute to the development and execution of the interdisciplinary project, and how this interdisciplinary approach will bring value to the study. MIRA is partnering with several of McMaster’s research centres and institutes – including the LCMA and MDTRC — to further expand our collective impact and build capacity. Proposals that focus on aging and the mandate of any of the co-funding partners as outlined on pages two and three of this call for proposals, may be considered for a co-funded postdoctoral fellowship.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) to apply for a MIRA Postdoctoral Fellowship must be submitted using this link by the deadline. Applicants should develop their full application well in advance of NOI deadline and should not wait until they are notified of invitation to apply to begin writing the application. All eligible applicants will be invited to submit a full application by the application deadline.
Full proposal submissions must be emailed to mirafund@mcmaster.ca and include “MIRA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program” in the subject line.
Application deadline:
- NOI deadline: June 24, 2024, 4 p.m. ET
- Full application deadline: July 15, 2024, 4 p.m. ET
Funding available:
- Funding available: Awards are valued at $53,000 per year with the possibility for renewal in year two. The maximum amount of funding per fellowship is $106,000 over two years.
Deadline: February 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM (EST)
Funding available: maximum value of $50,000
To enhance the position of McMaster applicants, MIRA’s Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging (LCMA) will co-fund up to two applications led by McMaster researchers. LCMA funds may support interdisciplinary projects focusing on mobility in aging; LCMA-HAC co-funded awards will have a maximum value of $50,000.
Deadline: December 15, 2022
Funding available: One grant of $50,000 (for one year salary), plus $3,000 for research expenses
The MIRA Interdisciplinary Fellowship Grant invites teams of researchers to propose a project that will attract a highly qualified postdoctoral fellow who will conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary research focused on aging. The fellowships are valued at $50,000 salary for one year, plus $3,000 for research expenses. The supervisory team must contribute at least $10,000 in cash for the fellow’s benefits, and are encouraged to demonstrate leveraging of additional funds, assets and in-kind support for the proposed project. Interdisciplinary research teams are invited to submit proposals for research that will promote new research collaborations in aging.
The primary applicant will act as the recruited fellow’s primary supervisor. The interdisciplinary proposal must include at least two co-applicants from McMaster Faculties outside of the primary applicant’s Faculty, who will act as mentors to the fellow and research collaborators. Applicant teams may also include knowledge users or mentors from industry, the public sector, non-profit or community, health care, or others whose perspective will enrich the prospective fellow’s research experience and the project’s impact. Successful applicants will be awarded funds to hire one postdoctoral fellow to support the proposed project. Teams will have one year after award notification to recruit an appropriate fellow. MIRA can assist with recruiting a Fellow by sharing the posting across its communications platforms and with partners.
The MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre is a partnership between MIRA and Dixon Hall, a multi-service agency focused on addressing poverty, social injustices, and isolation across the lifespan in downtown Toronto East. Knowledge Synthesis Grants will support the synthesis and mobilization of existing knowledge and the identification of knowledge gaps and opportunities related to the following themes identified as priority areas in consultation with staff, leadership, and other stakeholders from Dixon Hall:
- Loneliness, social isolation & emotional well-being
- Housing & aging in place
- Precarity, financial well-being & food security
- Physical & cognitive decline
- Ageism, vulnerability, & loss of agency
Successful proposals will include a comprehensive knowledge mobilization plan for disseminating findings, such as a knowledge mobilization forum, in-person workshops, videos, education materials, infographics or other knowledge mobilization approaches.
Application deadline
- January 15, 2024
Funding available
- Up to $70,000 (over one year) per grant
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https://mira.mcmaster.ca/project-type/dixon-hall-knowledge-synthesis-grants/
Labarge Catalyst Grants in Mobility in Aging offer the opportunity to conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary research focused on mobility in aging. Mobility is broadly defined to include physical, social and community aspects; proposals may consider intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to mobility, execution of daily activities and participation in society. These grants are intended to stimulate new collaborations and allow researchers to conduct feasibility/pilot studies, scaling of interventions and/or collect preliminary data to support future proposals for full-scale studies.
*NEW in 2024* Teams must be led by an early to mid-career researcher, defined as a faculty member whose first academic appointment was no more than eight years prior to application deadline (minus any eligible career pause – please reach out to mirafund@mcmaster.ca with any questions regarding eligibility or accepted career pauses). Researchers identified as the Principal Investigator (PI) on a currently open Labarge Catalyst Grant cannot be the PI on a 2024 proposal; however, they may participate as a co-investigator.
Application deadline:
- July 31, 2024, 4:00 PM ET
Funding available:
- Up to six awards of $40,000 (one per Faculty)
This grant is intended to stimulate new collaborations and allow McMaster researchers to collect preliminary data to support future proposals for full-scale studies investigating the aging-related molecular and cellular mechanisms that are candidate risk factors and drivers of common chronic conditions and diseases associated with age.
Projects may investigate how the aging process represents a major risk factor for the development of numerous chronic diseases and conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, many cancers, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, reproductive aging, and frailty, and/or the biological pillars —inflammation, adaptation to stress, epigenetics, metabolism, macromolecular damage, proteostasis, and stem cells and regeneration — that may represent the potential drivers of the aging process.
This grant will support a geroscience approach: the incorporation of basic aging biology, chronic disease and clinical research, and projects must incorporate researchers from at least three different McMaster Faculties.
Download the callPreviously funded projectsApplication deadline:
- August 15, 2024, 4:00 PM ET
Funding available:
- Up to $40,000 to support one award
External Funding
MIRA researchers and trainees are encouraged to explore these external funding opportunities.
Application deadline: February 3, 2025
Funding available: This two-year salary support for up to $50,000 CAD annually for postdoctoral fellows undertaking full-time research at a CANSSI Ontario partner university or their affiliated research institutes.
This Fellowship is designed to support the methodological work of an early-career investigator working in genomics and data science with an emphasis on new genomic technologies or multi-omic integration. Candidates are responsible for selecting, contacting, and securing the commitment of two faculty members to jointly supervise them in their project, where at least one is a faculty member with a PhD in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, computational biology, genomics, or computer science. The second supervisor can be from any other field.
LOI deadline: February 5, 2025
Application deadline: March 5, 2025
Funding available: Funding varies
The Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes by supporting projects of research proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers in all areas of health. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.
Application deadline: February 10, 2025
Funding available: $1500
The purpose of the awards is to recognize the work of graduate students regarding knowledge translation in public health in Canada. Defined by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, knowledge translation is a dynamic and iterative process that includes synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically-sound application of knowledge to improve the health of Canadians, provide more effective health services and products and strengthen the health care system.
Funding available: $1,000
Webinar date: January 23, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET
Click here to register for the webinar
The Office of Community Engagement offers grants of up to $1000 to support new or budding community-campus partnerships aligned with McMaster University’s Community Engagement Strategy. These grants are available to McMaster faculty, staff, students, and their community partners.
Priority will be given to proposals involving community-campus partnerships that pursue mutual benefit and align with the goals of McMaster’s Community Engagement Strategic Plan. The first consideration deadline is Feb 14th, after which applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all funds are exhausted.
LOI deadline: February 19, 2025
Application deadline: April 16, 2025
Funding available: $30,000 per year up to 2 years for Master’s applicants; additional $30,000 available for applicants continuing in a PhD program
The Research Training Awards (RTA) program is designed to support the next generation of cancer researchers across Canada who play a role in driving growth and innovation in research, ultimately improving cancer care. The program focuses on three main goals: building capacity, funding a diverse group of trainees across a range of cancer research areas, encouraging a comprehensive training experience.
LOI deadline: February 19, 2025
Application deadline: April 16, 2025
Funding available: $30,00 per year up to 2 years for Master’s applicants; additional $30,000 available for applicants continuing in a PhD program
We welcome Black and Indigenous students only to apply for the RTA master’s competition.
The Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Research Training Awards program aims to support growth and innovation in the next generation of diverse cancer researchers across Canada at the master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. This program seeks to build inclusive capacity in all areas of cancer research, while fostering interdisciplinary learning, knowledge translation, mentorship, and patient & community* engagement opportunities. By supporting a diverse pool of talented researchers, the program will contribute to reshaping cancer research to be more equitable, inclusive, and impactful.
LOI deadline: January 21, 2025
Application deadline: February 21, 2025
Funding available: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.
This Notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) invites applications that apply a cross-disciplinary and team science approach to gain a comprehensive mechanistic understanding of the impact of sex differences on the molecular trajectories of brain aging on the phenotypes of risk and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD), and on the molecular determinants underlying responsiveness to pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and to encourage biomedical, social, and behavioral research and research training directed toward greater understanding of the aging process and the diseases, special problems, and needs of people as they age.
LOI deadline: January 28, 2025
Application deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding available: Application budgets are capped at $1 million in direct costs per year. The requested budget needs to be well justified and should reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.
This grant invites applications that propose to apply existing or newly developed artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to various aspects of drug discovery and preclinical drug development to accelerate the identification, optimization, and selection of preclinical drug candidates for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) and increase their likelihood of success during clinical drug development. Additionally, this grant aims to support the creation of advanced open-source analytical tools that will be made available to researchers in academia and biotech/pharma for more effective prosecution of AD/ADRD drug discovery campaigns for novel targets.
Application deadline: March 3, 2025 & September 1, 2025 (rolling)
Funding available: a stipend of $74,000 for the first year, $76,000 for the second year, and $78,000 for the third year. An allowance of $5,000 per year is allotted to the host institution for use at the sponsor’s discretion
The CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers around the world who wish to receive training in fundamental immunology or cancer immunology.
Application deadline: March 3, 2025 & September 1, 2025 (rolling)
Funding available: a stipend of $74,000 for the first year, $76,000 for the second year, and $78,000 for the third year. An allowance of $5,000 per year is allotted to the host institution for use at the sponsor’s discretion
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program aims to support qualified young scientists at academic research institutions around the world who wish to receive dual training in immunology and data science. The fellowships will support both computational biologists who seek to strengthen their knowledge of immunology and cancer immunologists who seek training in computational biology, data science, and/or genomics under the mentorship of world-renowned scientists in these disciplines. We will also consider applicants from diverse PhD fields who will train at the interface of cancer immunology and computational biology. The program is designed to train and equip the next generation of scientists with the knowledge and practical tools to pursue novel research ideas bridging immunology and computational biology.
LOI deadline: March 4, 2025
Application deadline: June 24, 2025
Funding available: The total amount available for the Canadian component of this funding opportunity is $999,000, enough to fund approximately three grants (3) grants. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate. The maximum amount per grant is $111,000 per year for up to three (3) years, for a total of $333,000 per grant.
Supports enhanced understanding of barriers to social inclusion, dignity, and quality of life for patients and families, and to develop accessible support for those with neurodegenerative diseases. CIHR is joining JPND on their launch of this joint transnational call with the aim to increase the understanding of factors that hamper social inclusion, civic participation, dignity and quality of life of patients and their families and to develop more adequate concepts of easily accessible support for people with neurodegenerative diseases at moderate, advanced and end of life stages.
Application deadline: March 11, 2025
Funding available: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Additional application due dates: June 05, 2025; October 05, 2025; February 05, 2026; June 05, 2026; October 05, 2026; February 05, 2027; June 05, 2027; October 05, 2027
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to invite applications proposing research on current topics in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and its related dementias (ADRD) and to encourage biomedical, social, and behavioral research and research training directed toward greater understanding of the aging process and the diseases, special problems, and needs of people as they age.
Application deadline: March 11, 2025
Funding available: The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 in direct costs may be requested in any single year. Maximum project period is 2 years.
Additional application deadlines: June 16, 2025; October 16, 2025; February 16, 2026; June 16, 2026; October 16, 2026; February 16, 2027; June 16, 2027; October 16, 2027
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to invite applications proposing new tests, animal models, techniques, etc. to advance research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and its related dementias (ADRD) that need additional preliminary data with broader dissemination to establish them for more general use in this research field and to encourage biomedical, social, and behavioral research and research training directed toward greater understanding of the aging process and the diseases, special problems, and needs of people as they age.
LOI deadline: December 2, 2024
Application deadline: March 14, 2025
Funding available: Up to $100,000 over two years
This Program encourages innovative, unorthodox, and exploratory research that may be in the early and conceptual stages of project development but has potential for significant impact on our understanding of the brain. The data generated will enable early-career researchers to apply for larger grants that will lead to long-term projects and create innovative and sustainable research programs.
Projects should be distinct from other research projects conducted by the investigator. The research topic will focus on hypothesis-driven inquiries on the brain and nervous system, and may span the range of basic, translational, and clinical approaches, including:
- Basic research into fundamental properties and mechanisms, including functional studies based on the use of “-omics” data.
- Projects related to disease or dysfunction of the nervous system leading to new insights into fundamental biological mechanisms.
- Projects that experimentally test novel hypotheses addressing therapeutic or interventional approaches for brain disorders.
- Projects aimed at developing novel methods, if these methods allow new neuroscience questions to be answered.
- Projects, such as those using epidemiological, “-omics”, or other approaches, that will generate large datasets, if hypotheses are clearly stated
LOI deadline: March 18, 2025
Funding available: HFSP Research Grants are team grants providing financial support to the team for three years. The amount paid depends on the number of team members which normally should be 2 – 4.
HFSP Research Grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries (see guidelines).
Participation of scientists from disciplines outside the traditional life sciences such as biophysics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience or physics is recommended because such collaborations have opened up new approaches for understanding the complex structures and regulatory networks that characterize living organisms, their evolution and interactions.
Research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches to questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. Preliminary results are not required and applicants are expected to develop new lines of research through the research collaboration.
It is understood that such research inherently contains risks and HFSP expects that teams of applicants address the risks and outline mitigation strategies for their research in case of failure and how they intend to achieve their goals.
LOI deadline: March 18, 2025
Application deadline: September 15, 2025
Funding available: Varies by team composition, up to $1,500,000 US over three years
The International Human Frontier Science Program strives to strengthen open scientific inquiry by
initiating international collaborative, interdisciplinary, and cutting-edge basic research in the life sciences. Research topics may include biological functions at all levels of analysis, for example: studies on genes and individual molecules, intracellular networks, intercellular associations in tissues and organs, and networks underlying the complex functions of entire organisms including cognitive functions, as well as populations or ecosystems. Program streams are available for both established and early-career researchers.
Webinar: February 11, 2025 1 -2 PM ET Register here.
LOI deadline: March 18, 2025
Funding available: Up to $300,000 over 18-24 months.
The Rapid Response program designed to provide seed funding to catalyze novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research that accelerates the development of therapeutics or tools for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Application deadline: March 31, 2025
Funding available: The maximum amount of funding each award could receive is up to $15k per institution, however a lesser amount may be awarded to a successful project than that which was applied for.
The fund’s objective is to support new initiatives by providing bridge funding between ideas and the first grant, or academic initiative. The funding is designed to enable individuals to identify complementary strengths, leverage synergy, and design new outstanding research and education projects and opportunities for academic excellence across all disciplines.
The funding will seed and enable the development of deep partnerships through joint initiatives, which for example could include (but is not limited to):
- Intensive academic research and/or education workshops leading to future long-term collaborations.
- Short-term visits for both young and established academics, or senior staff, enabling new and innovative long-term collaborations.
- Research-oriented teaching opportunities, such as for instance the development of new experiential seminars, bringing together PhD Candidates and Post-Doctoral Fellows.
LOI deadline: April 1, 2025
Application deadline: June 19, 2025
Funding available: $2,000,000 CDN and up to ¥380,000,000 is available to fund up to one (1) grant relevant to the International Japan–Canada Geroscience Pool
Webinar: January 29, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. ET Join the webinar
The Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention aims to unite interdisciplinary research teams to advance the biological and mechanistic understanding of cancer etiology, genesis, and risk, linked with host, lifestyle, environmental, social, and other factors, to identify new targets and approaches for cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection. Collaborations between traditional cancer prevention researchers (e.g., population and public health researchers, epidemiologists, social scientists) and those from other disciplines (e.g., biologists, immunologists, geneticists, drug developers) or who are new to the field are strongly encouraged. Collectively, these research teams will develop and disseminate evidence-based solutions to enable improvements in cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection at the individual and/or population-level.
A Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Hub funding opportunity may be launched in the future to fund an interdisciplinary research team that will support collaboration, data management and sharing, sharing of biosamples, protocols, and tools, as well as open science approaches across the funded teams within this current funding opportunity. Research teams that are funded through this current funding opportunity will be strongly encouraged to collaborate with the Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Hub.
LOI deadline: April 15, 2025
Application deadline: May 13, 2025
Funding available: To be determined by research pool
This funding opportunity (FO) will fund targeted analysis of the Oral Health Component (OHC) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Cycle 7 data. These grants are open to researchers of any career stage, and inclusion of a Knowledge User as a Co-applicant aligns with the Knowledge to Action Framework.
Application deadline: April 30, 2025
Funding available: Up to $60,000 over two years for Research Development Grants Up to $100,000 over three years for Thematic Research Grants
Projects that will generate data to support the development of larger applications to peer reviewed funding agencies. Ideally, these grants should support the development of novice or junior investigators. Projects must be completed within a 24 month period. Substantive projects that address important research questions in one of three areas of research: Clinical Trial projects, Translational projects, or Quality of Care and Knowledge Translation projects. Projects must be completed within a 36 month period.
LOI deadline: May 1, 2025
Application deadline: September 22, 2025
Funding available: Up to $150,000 in the first year and up to $300,000 for up to five subsequent years, for a maximum of $1.65M over six years
The Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program supports the training and mentoring of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs that encourage collaborative and integrative approaches, and address significant scientific challenges associated with Canada’s research priorities; and facilitate the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce.
These innovative programs must foster the acquisition and development of important professional skills among students and postdoctoral fellows that complement their qualifications and technical skills and improve their job readiness for careers in industry, government, non-governmental organizations and/or academia.
In addition, these programs should encourage the following as appropriate:
- Student mobility, nationally or internationally, between individual universities and between universities and other sectors
- Interdisciplinary research within the natural sciences and engineering (NSE), or at the interface between the NSE and health or the social sciences and humanities—however, the main focus of the training must still lie within the NSE
- Increased collaboration between academic and non-academic sectors
Application deadline: June 9, 2025
Funding available: Application budgets are capped at $1 million in direct costs per year. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Additional application deadlines:
October 06, 2025; February 06, 2026; June 09, 2026; October 06, 2026; February 06, 2027; June 09, 2027; October 08, 2027; February 07, 2028
This grant invites applications that combine computational and experimental approaches to enable rigorous preclinical testing of drugs or drug combinations currently used for other conditions, as well as investigational drugs at various stages of clinical development, predicted to be efficacious in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD). This initiative will also support preclinical testing of repurposable or investigational drug candidates in combination with non-pharmacologic interventions leading to robust translational outcomes. The central goal is to establish robust proof of concept in mouse models or cell-based models of AD/ADRD that will enable rational drug repositioning and the development of precision combination therapies for the treatment and prevention of AD/ADRD.
Funding available: GlycoNet has set aside $750,000 for Strategic Initiatives in 2024 – 2025. Proposals may request up to $150,000 in funding. It is anticipated that projects will be completed within 12 months.
This is a rolling competition. This Request for Proposals seeks to fund partner-led projects that address research needs of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or agri-food industry.
Funding available: Funding for the SOPHIE program is available from April 2024 – March 2028 with applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Firms can access up to a maximum of $100,000 in non-dilutive funding from FedDev Ontario through the SOPHIE program. Firms must provide a matching contribution of 1.25x the FedDev amount. This combined funding can be used to support Commercialization Project activities. For firms leveraging the maximum FedDev contribution, this means up to $260,000 is available to spend on project activities.
SOPHIE is a program funded through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), in partnership with Innovation Factory and the Synapse Consortium. Ontario-based life science innovators launch collaborative projects while leveraging the facilities, expertise and infrastructure of world-class academic and clinical institutions in Hamilton, including McMaster University, Mohawk College, Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Successful applicants can access up to $100,000 in non-dilutive grant funding to support their commercialization project with an academic or clinical partner.
Funding available: $5,000
These grants of up to $5,000 cover costs associated with accessing and working with large data sources, which are necessary to carry out data-intensive research and application.
The goals of the program are to support projects that emphasize the development of statistical methodology, and to foster research by mitigating the high cost of access to many data sets.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Funding is available for at least two grants each fiscal year (May to April). Additional projects may also be funded subject to the availability of funds.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: $1,000
McMaster’s Office of Community Engagement offers small catalyst grants to McMaster University faculty, staff, students and their community partners through the Community-Campus Catalyst Grant Fund. These funds are available in amounts of up to $1000 each.
The goal of the Community-Campus Catalyst Fund is to support community-campus partnerships that align with the goals of McMaster’s Community Engagement Strategic Plan. Reflecting on this goal, proposals that involve collaborative projects with community partners working towards mutual benefit and pursuing outcomes aligned with McMaster’s community engagement goals and objectives will be prioritized for funding. Funding cannot be applied towards equipment, conference travel, or ongoing initiatives. Any application must be developed as a community-campus partnership and must include at least one community partner, at least, but not limited to, a program, department, or formal initiative that includes a faculty member, staff member or student. This fund has been developed to support new community-campus partnerships or partnerships in the early stages of development.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: $250,000 for established investigators; $300,000 for ECRs
Available for topics relating to clinical research, medical education research, and health systems research.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: $30,000
ELIGIBLE TYPES OF RESEARCH
• Clinical Research which is of direct relevance to patient care. Studies involving animals will be considered only if the animals are required as an immediate patient surrogate, which must be demonstrated in the written application.
• Medical Education Research which focuses on projects designed to assess through research in the post M.D. educational environment, such as curricula, methods and teaching resources. The Foundation recognizes that research within this area may involve teams that include non-medical researchers and consultants.
Please note:
This funding stream is intended to support hypothesis-driven research proposals; therefore, applications will only be considered for projects that evaluate curriculum, methods and teaching resources. Projects intended to create and/or develop curriculum, educational programs or tools will not be considered. Also, any costs attributed to the creation and/or development of curriculum, educational programs or tools will not be considered.
Research participants must be at the post M.D. level (e.g. residents) and cannot include undergraduate medical school students.
Health Systems Research which focuses on projects of a special nature within the healthcare system, such as preventative medicine, care of the elderly, communications within the system, underserviced regions and ways of enhancing the effectiveness of medical practice.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: Variable
Eligibility for research grants is limited to faculty, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from accredited higher education institutions and eligible nonprofit research institutions in approved countries. Review program FAQs to learn more.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: No stipulations
Allergan Inc. considers Grants and/or Donations requests from institutions or charities, provided they are restricted to the enhancement of patient care, genuine clinical research and/or genuine charitable causes
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: No stipulations
Applications must focus on one of the following areas: Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Urology, Women’s Health, Migraine, Movement Disorders, Ophthalmology, Virology, Psychiatry.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: See call
The call is open to all biomarker categories that will advance drug development for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The expected context of use, which defines a biomarker’s intended use clinically as a diagnostic or in drug development, should be described in the application. These categories, as defined by the FDA, include diagnostic, monitoring, predictive, prognostic, pharmacodynamic/response, safety, and susceptibility/risk biomarkers. Additionally, the applicant should articulate where in the path to commercialization the study falls and what is the proposed plan forward.
Application deadline: Rolling pre-submission inquiry
Funding available: $1,000,000
To support the advancement of and opportunities for Real-World Data platforms, the Alzheimer’s Association is launching a peer-reviewed funding program to augment and accelerate global initiatives aimed at developing, expanding and aligning Real-World Data platforms’ infrastructure, data and impact.
Application deadline: Rolling pre-submission inquiry
Funding available: $1,000,000
The World Wide FINGERS (WW-FINGERS) Network launched in 2017 as the first global network of multidomain lifestyle intervention trials for dementia risk reduction and ultimately prevention. Studies that participate in the WW-FINGERS network aim to apply, test and optimize the FINGER-like model to reduce risk across the spectrum of cognitive decline in different geographical, cultural and economic settings in individuals at greater risk as they age.
LOI deadline: August 2, 2024
Application deadline: December 20, 2024
Funding available: $200,000
Postdoctoral fellowship awards are intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training. These awards fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant’s own independent research career.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: Up to 5,000
These grants of up to $5,000 cover costs associated with accessing and working with large data sources, which are necessary to carry out data-intensive research and application. The purpose of these grants is to foster research by mitigating the high cost of access to many data sets. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until two grants have been funded in a given academic year.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: Awarded funds will vary based on project need.
The trial should plan to test specific interventions or pathways of care for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of heart and circulatory diseases. Interventions include drugs, surgery, devices, psychological, physical and educational interventions. The trial should address an unmet clinical need of importance to people affected by, or at risk of, cardiovascular disease. Its results should have the potential to change clinical practice. There should be a clear need for a multinational trial to answer the clinical question.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: Variable
Max Bell Foundation makes grants to support projects that are designed to inform public policy. We do so across four program areas: Education; Environment; Health & Wellness; and Civic Engagement and Democratic Institutions.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: $30,000 – $60,000 in matching funding to support postdoctoral internships with partner organizations
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: $20,000 to $1,000,000 per year for one to five years
NSERC Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. Funding may support research and development projects that seek to respond to a research challenge in the natural sciences or engineering while working with external partners who are able to accelerate scale-up, application, impact, or commercialization. NSERC is now accepting Option 1 applications requiring at least 50 percent matching cash contributions from partner organizations, and Option 2, involves non-profit partners and requesting 90 to 100 percent funding support from NSERC.
Application deadline: Rolling
Funding available: Variable
The Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation provides grants to practising physicians for health research with an emphasis on research relevant to patient care, including clinical research; medical education research at the post-MD level; health systems research, and healthcare research by community physicians. Many of PSI’s funding streams are open to applications on a rolling basis; PSI Clinical Research; PSI Medical Education Research at the Post M.D. Level, PSI Health Systems Research; PSI New Investigator and PSI Healthcare Research by Community Physicians offer up to $250,000 – $300,000 for a maximum of three years (maximum $100,000 in any one year). See more information on PSI funding calls with rolling deadlines.
PSI Research Trainee Award
The Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation provides grants to practising physicians for health research with an emphasis on research relevant to patient care, including clinical research; medical education research at the post-MD level; health systems research, and healthcare research by community physicians. Many of PSI’s funding streams are open to applications on a rolling basis; PSI Clinical Research; PSI Medical Education Research at the Post M.D. Level, PSI Health Systems Research; PSI New Investigator and PSI Healthcare Research by Community Physicians offer up to $250,000 – $300,000 for a maximum of three years (maximum $100,000 in any one year). See more information on PSI funding calls with rolling deadlines.
Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation Clinical Research Grant
The PSI Clinical Research Grant is open to Post M.D. physicians looking to conduct research that is of direct relevance to patient care.
Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation Health Systems Research Grant
The PSI Clinical Research Grant is open to Post M.D. physicians looking to conduct research which is of direct relevance to patient care.
Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation New Investigator Research Grant
The New Investigator funding stream is open to Clinical Fellows or physicians within five years of their first academic appointment.
Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation Resident Research Grant
Resident Research Grants are concise health research projects, which have been largely developed by the Resident. To be eligible to apply for a Resident Research Grant, the Resident must have PGY status as per the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The restriction whereby PSI will not consider applications for research within the areas of cancer, and heart and stroke does not apply to resident research projects.
Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation Healthcare Research By Community Physicians Grant
To assist physicians practicing in a community setting to undertake a review of their practice patterns which would enhance effectiveness of practice and patient care in their own clinic, hospital, or region.
Physician’s Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship
The PSI Graham Farquharson Fellowship is intended to provide salary support for a new investigator who has demonstrated the ability to successfully complete high-impact knowledge translation research. The Fellowship funds, dedicated to salary support, must protect at least 50% of the Fellow’s time to conduct such research.
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