Funding Opportunities

Find the latest funding opportunities to help support MS and translational research in Canada


Award name

Organization

Link

Deadline

Open/closed

Undergraduate Summer Studentship

UBC MS Connect

March 31, 2025

Open

CANTRAIN Clinical Research Internship

CANTRAIN

March 2025

Open

Balzan Prize in Gene and Gene-Modified Cell Therapy 

International Balzan Prize Foundation

Sponsor deadline: March, 15 2025

Open

Alliance Advantage

NSERC

Rolling deadline

Open

Regional Innovation Ecosystems in BC

Government of BC – PacifiCan

Rolling deadline

Open

SCN-MITACS Internship Partnership

Stem Cell Network-MITACS

February 28, 2025

Closed

CANSTAT Clinical Trials Fellowship Program

CANSTAT

February 25, 2025

Closed

endMS SPRINT

endMS Training Program

February 19, 2025

Closed

Trainee Travel Award

UBC MS Connect

February 14, 2025

Closed

Commercial Research Funding

National MS Society

Pre-application: January 15, 2025; Full application: January 22, 2025

Closed

Call for Proposals – RCTs

Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT-AEC)

December 20, 2024

Closed

SFU-UBC Implementation Science Training Initiative

UBC VPRI

December 15, 2024

Closed

Health Research BC-MITACS industry based program

MSHRBC

LOI: December 1 2024; Full application: December 20 2024

Closed

Stem Cell Network: Research Funding Awards

Stem Cell Network

LOI: September 24, 2024; Full application: December 3, 2024

Closed

ECTRIMS Fellowship Programs

ECTRIMS

December 1, 2024

Closed

BloodTechNet Award Program 

Canadian Blood Services

Fall 2024

Closed

Platform Support Grants

Brain Canada Foundation 

Registration: July 24, 2024; Full application: September 20, 2024

Closed

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants

National Institutes of Health 

Jun/Oct 16, 2024

Closed

IMPaCT training awards

IMPaCT

Oct 18, 2024

Closed

Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research

National MS Society 

August 12, 2024

Closed

Collaborative Research Projects on the Brain

Brain Canada Foundation

LOI: August 8, 2024; Full application: August 15, 2024

Closed

Pathways to MS Cures Roadmap Support Grant

National MS Society 

July 24, 2024

Closed

McDonald Fellowships

MS International Federation 

June 30, 2024

Closed

Doctoral Personnel Awards for Black Scholars 

Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada 

May 22, 2024

Closed

Master’s Personnel Awards for Black Scholars 

Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada 

May 22, 2024

Closed

Call for proposals – new networks

Accelerating Clinical Trials (ACT-AEC)

Link 

January 29, 2024

Closed

Commercial R&D Funding Opportunity

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Link 

January 24, 2024

Closed

Innovation and Translational Research Awards

VCHRI

Link  

January 22, 2024

Closed