Funding, News and Announcements

Approaching Deadlines

February 28 |    Launch of Canada: Rapid Response 2017
March 1        |    Deadline for International Fellowships in Neuroscience 2017
March 7        |    Info webinar for Postdoctoral Scholars 2017   |   Register here
March 23      |    Info webinar for Novel Biomarkers 2017          |   Register here
March 31      |    Deadline for Transformational Research 2017

Open and Upcoming Programs

Canada

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.
       Application deadline: March 31, 2017 *EXTENDED*
       Award announcement: October 2017 

International Fellowships in Neuroscience 2017
Funding (maximum of $60,000 per year per student) for University of Toronto PhD students to receive international training in world-renowned laboratories.
       Application deadline: March 1, 2017
       Award announcement: April 2017

 Postdoctoral Scholars 2017  *NEW*
Funding (£57,000 per year for 2 years) to support top-tier Canadian postdoctoral scholars by providing salary support for international training at the University of Oxford and affiliation with Merton College.
       Information webinar: March 7, 2017 Register here
       Application deadline: April 11, 2017
       Award announcement: June 2017

Upcoming

Canada: Rapid Response 2017

Seed funding to support novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research that accelerates the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.

Now with an increased award amount of up to $200,000 per project, for up to 18 months.

Program will run multiple application calls per year, alternating between 2 different disease groups: AD-related and PD-related diseases.

Funding for: PD-related diseases (PD, PSP, DLB, MSA, vascular contributions to these disease, and prodromes)
       Applications open: February 28, 2017
       Applications deadline: May 9, 2017
       Award announcement: October 2017

Funding for:  AD-related diseases (AD, FTD, MCI, vascular contributions to these diseases, and prodromes)
       Applications open: May 4, 2017
       Applications deadline: July 5, 2017
       Award announcement: December 2017

UK & Ireland

Open

Novel Biomarkers 2017 *NEW*
Funding for high-risk, high-reward, translational research projects on understudied and/or underfunded biomarkers in clinical samples/data or patients. Up to £333,000 (UK) or €390,000 (Ireland) is available per project, over up to 3 years.
       Information webinar: March 23, 2017 Register here  
       Application deadline: April 19, 2017
       Award announcement: November 2017

Weston Brain Institute Outstanding Achievement Award 2017
£25,000 prize for an exceptional UK investigator who has made significant advances in the field of translational research in accelerating the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
       Nominations close:  April 3, 2017
       Award Announcement: July 2017

Upcoming Conferences

Our Research Program Specialists will be present at the following upcoming conferences:

CTO 2017 | March 8-9, 2017 | Toronto, Ontario 
ARUK 2017 | March 14-15, 2017 | Aberdeen, UK
AD/PD 2017 | March 29 - April 2, 2017 | Vienna, Austria
Dementia & Cognition | May 8-9, 2017 | Montreal, Quebec
Please contact us if you would like to schedule a meeting.

Join Our Team
The Weston Brain Institute offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and engaging environment that promotes innovation and collaboration.

Current Opportunities:
Research Program Specialist (Toronto, Canada)
To see and apply for open positions, please visit the George Weston Limited website.