Funding Opportunity: Weston Brain Institute

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Canada: Rapid Response 2017 PD-Related Diseases Hello, I am writing on behalf of the Weston Brain Institute, which supports translational research to accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging. We are pleased to launch the Canada: Rapid Response 2017 program for PD-related diseases. Please share this message with your colleagues and researchers.
Program Overview	Seed funding for novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research ideas to accelerate the development of safe and effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Funding	Up to $200,000 over up to 18 months
Eligibility	Principal applicants must be at or above the level of postdoctoral researcher at a CRA qualified institution located in Canada. Project must involve the development of a therapeutic, and/or a tool to help accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging
Disease Groups	This program is run through alternating calls that are disease focused.
	PD-related diseases: PD, PSP, LBD, MS, prodromes, and vascular contributions to the listed diseases Currently open		AD-related diseases: AD, FTD, MCI and prodromes, and vascular contributions to the listed diseases *Launch:* May 2017
Current Call Important Dates	PD-related diseases
	Program Information Session:	April 4^th, 2017 at 1pm EDT (Register here)
	Letter of Intent Deadline:	May 9^th, 2017 at 2pm EDT
	Anticipated Award:	October 2017
APPLY HERE
NEW for 2017 1. Multiple calls per year, alternating between 2 different disease groups: AD-related & PD-related. 2. Projects may now request up to $200,000 per project (previous years, $150,000) over up to 18 months. 3. Applicants may appear in any role on any number of Letters of Intent (LOI). For more information, please see the attached Request for Applications (RFA) or visit our website. Contact me with any questions, including whether a potential idea is in scope. Thank you, Cristina Cristina Tang, PhD \| Senior Specialist, Research Programs, Weston Brain Institute \| 22 St. Clair Ave. E, Toronto, Canada, M4T 2S3 \| +1-416-965-5356 \| cristina.tang@weston.ca \| www.westonbraininstitute.ca

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