From all of us at the Weston Brain Institute, we would like to wish you a happy holiday season.
Open and Upcoming Programs
Open:
Transformational Research 2017
Funding (maximum of $1,500,000 over up to 3 years) for high-potential translational research projects with excellent preliminary data that will advance the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Transformational Research 2017 Information Session: January 19, 2017 at 1:00 PM EST Register here
Application deadline:February 10, 2017
Weston Brain Institute International Fellowships in Neuroscience 2017
Funding (maximum $60,000 per year per student) for University of Toronto PhD students to receive international training in world-renowned labs, and further translational research on neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Application deadline:March 1, 2017
More information about the application process and program can be found on the University of Toronto Graduate and Life Sciences Educationwebsite.
Upcoming:
Canada: Rapid Response 2017
Seed funding (up to $150,000 per project for up to 18 months) to provide support for high-risk, high-reward projects that will impact neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Round 1: PD-related diseases (PD, PSP, DLB, MSA, vascular contributions to these disease, and prodromes)
Applications open: February 2017
Round 2: AD-related diseases (AD, FTD, MCI, vascular contributions to these diseases, and prodromes) Applications open: May 2017
Round 3: PD-related diseases (PD, PSP, DLB, MSA, vascular contributions to these disease, and prodromes)
Applications open: September 2017
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