Grants & Awards

See below for a list of upcoming external grant opportunities related to research in dementia, stroke, and aging. 

Alberta Neuroscience
Canadian Neuroanalytics Scholars Program
Notice of Intent due: June 6, 2025
Full applications due: July 18, 2025

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Diagnostics Accelerator: Digital Biomarkers Program
Rolling applications 

Diagnostics Accelerator: Peripheral Biomarkers Program
Rolling applications

Therapeutics Funding: Drug Development RFP
Letter of Intent due: September 15, 2025
Invited full proposal due: November 17, 2025

Therapeutics Funding: Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker RFP 
Letter of Intent due: September 15, 2025
Invited full proposal due: November 17, 2025

Therapeutics Funding: Prevention RFP

Letter of Intent due: September 15, 2025
Invited full proposal due: November 17, 2025

Brain Canada 
ALS Canada-Brain Canada Discovery Grant Program 2025
Applications due: July 9, 2025

Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards
Applications due: June 26, 2025

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Operating Grant : Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) 2025
Pre-proposal due: March 4, 2025
Full proposal due: June 24, 2025

National Institutes of Health (US)- National Institute on Aging (Open to Foreign Applications/Organizations)
Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
Two more application cycles in 2025, application deadlines: June 16 and October 16, 2025 

Analytical and Clinical Validation of Biomarkers for Alzheimers Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Applications due October 5, 2025

New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Two more application cycles in 2025, application deadlines: June 16 and October 16, 2025

New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Two more application cycles in 2025, application deadlines: June 5 and October 5, 2025

Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (R21 Clinical Trial Optional): Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant
Two more application cycles in 2025, application deadlines: June 16, and October 16, 2025

Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Optional): Research Project Grant
Two more application cycles in 2025, application deadlines: June 5, and October 5, 2025

Translational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Open for submissions May 9, 2025