Supporting research excellence through funding and grant opportunities.

 

BRC Grants

Lilly George Travel Award (Launched January 2024)

In honour of Mrs. Lily George, this award will assist budding neuroscientists, who are senior level Dalhousie undergraduates in neuroscience, psychology, or biochemistry by providing funding to travel to a brain-related science conference in Canada or the USA. The award can be used for, but not limited to, the cost of registration, transport, accommodation, and food in accordance with department criteria.

The recipient will have demonstrated research excellence, intellectual, curiosity, originality, and rigor, and will show promise to become an independent researcher. Furthermore, the recipient should be a good communicator, both in oral settings and in written work, and should value cooperation and collegial interaction.

Call for 2024 applications is now closed.

In 2013, we introduced funding for Knowledge Translation (KT), Research Dissemination & Commercialization (RD&C), and Discovery (D). Since then, we have awarded $270,000, which in addition to funding specific research projects, has leveraged additional funds by those researchers in excess of $3 million.
In late 2022, the KT grant program was modified and renamed as the Innovation Grant program.

Innovation Grants (formerly KT grants)

The BRC Innovation Grant Program is designed to move discoveries and inventions along the path to commercialization — with a view to attract new investment, create new neuroscience-based businesses, organizations and initiatives and to improve neurological health outcomes for Nova Scotians and Canadians. It provides funding for example, for proof-of-principle, pre-commercialization research projects, market research.

Click here for a list of KT/Innovation Grant program recipients.

*Call for Submissions 2024 is now closed

Research Dissemination & Commercialization (RD&C) Grants

The RD&C Grant Program supports events and meetings that are international in nature, that contribute to the dissemination, exchange and commercialization of research aimed at improving brain and neurological health outcomes for Nova Scotians and Canadians.

Click here for a list of RD&C Grant program recipients.

*Call for Submissions 2024 is now closed - click here for details.

Discovery Grants

The Brain Repair Centre Discovery (BRC-D) Grant was designed to stimulate creative ideas and innovative research projects with the potential to generate important new discoveries. Funding was provided by the QEII Foundation in 2016 to allow successful applicants to pursue answers to clinically-relevant neuroscience questions so that findings may be applied to improve brain health and neurological outcomes for Nova Scotians and Canadians. Dr Turgay Akay was the 2016 recipient.

In order for future Discovery Grants to be awarded, the BRC requires funding or sponsorship. For more information about how you can support the future of the BRC-D Grant Program, contact Eleanor Seaman-Bolton.

2022 DMRF Graduate Studentships for Medical Neuroscience Research

The 2022 DMRF Graduate Studentships for Medical Neuroscience Research were awarded to support trainees in the Brain Repair Centre in pursuit of a MSc or PhD degree, whose research falls under the umbrella of neuroscience. Candidates were expected to show high potential for future research achievement and productivity. Funding was made possible by DMRF and five trainees received awards starting in September 2022.

 

Other Grants (non-BRC)

Personnel Awards for Black Scholars

Brain Canada and Heart & Stroke are thrilled to be partnering once again for the launch of the Personnel Awards for Black Scholars. The objective of the competition is to increase the number of highly qualified Black trainees across Canada committed to working in the fields of heart and/or brain research (i.e. stroke and vascular cognitive impairment). In the context of this award, heart and/or brain health research refers to research addressing heart conditions, stroke, and vascular cognitive impairment that contributes to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health of people living in Canada through prevention, treatment and recovery. 
2024 Master’s Personnel Awards for Black Scholars 
Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada are supporting the Master’s Personnel Awards for Black Scholars in committing up to a total of $250,000 in 2024. The stipends awarded will be up to $50,000 CAD ($25,000 per year for up to two (2) years) enabling Black trainees to focus on their Master’s research studies and engage with mentors as part of their training.  Click here to view the Submission Guidelines. 
Deadline for receipt of Applications: May 22, 2024 15:00 ET 

2024 Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars 
Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada are supporting the Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars in committing up to a total of $360,000 in 2024. The stipends awarded will be up to $90,000 CAD ($30,000 per year for up to three (3) years) enabling Black trainees to focus on their Doctoral research studies and engage with mentors as part of their training.  Click here to view the Submission Guidelines.  
Deadline for receipt of Applications: May 22, 2024 15:00 ET 
Should you have any questions, please contact research@heartandstroke.ca.  

This program has been made possible by the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), an innovative arrangement between the Government of Canada (through Health Canada), Brain Canada Foundation, and Heart & Stroke. 

 

Research NS SCOTIA SCHOLARS AWARD

Applications for the 2024-25 Scotia Scholars Master’s & Doctoral Awards are now open! The awards provide financial support to students who are or wish to be engaged in a health research project at participating institutions.

For details visit: https://researchns.ca/ssa/

Closing date: April 25, 2024

 

Phyllis Horton and Abe Leventhal Research Awards

The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia is committed to supporting research in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as acknowledging the work of people who have chosen to research in this field. As a means of honouring this commitment, the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia will grant these awards to students in Nova Scotia who are actively involved in and interested in further pursuing research in Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. The research may be in any field related to dementia. Awards Available in 2024:

See https://alzheimer.ca/ns/en/researchawards for criteria and application procedures

 

Eurostars call for projects MAR 2024

THE CALL CLOSES ON 14 MARCH 2024 - details at eurekanetwork.org

Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.

Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. By participating, organisations can access public funding for international collaborative R&D projects in all fields.