Find the latest funding opportunities to help support MS and translational research in Canada
Award name
Organization
Link
Deadline
Open/closed
MS Research Proposal Grants
National MS Society
Pre-application: January 21 2026; Full application: January 28 2026
Open
Health Research BC-MITACS industry based program
MSHRBC
LOI: December 31 2025; Full application: January 31 2026
Open
UBC Multidisciplinary Research Program in Medicine
UBC Faculty of Medicine
February 4, 2026
Open
UBC MS Connect Summer Studentships
UBC MS Connect and Christopher Foundation
March 31, 2026
Open
Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships
NSERC
UBC deadline: October 1 2025; Full application: December 15 2025
Closed
Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering
NSERC
November 28, 2025
Closed
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program
Brain Canada Foundation
LOI: November 7, 2025; Full application: February 26, 2026
Closed
Innovation and Translational Research Award
VCHRI
Registration: November 3, 2025; Full application: January 26, 2026
Closed
John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research
American Association of Neurology
October 21, 2025
Closed
Knowledge Mobilization Grants
Brain Canada Foundation
Registration: October 3, 2025; Full application: November 18, 2025
Closed
Momentum Grants
Brain Canada Foundation
Registration: September 26, 2025; Full application: November 3, 2025
Closed
Accelerator Grants: Neurodegeneration x Immunology
Brain Canada & Krembil Foundation
Registration: September 16, 2025; Full application: October 21, 2025
Closed
Incubation Investment Award Program
Stem Cell Network
Registration: September 8, 2025; Full application: September 26, 2025
Closed
Digital Health Innovation Fund
Terry Fox Research Institute/Digital Health & Discovery Platform
EOI: July 15, 2025; Full application: November 15, 2025
Closed
Discovery Research Grants
MS Canada
Registration: July 30, 2025; Full application: October 2, 2025
Closed
Catalyst Research Grants
MS Canada
Registration: July 30, 2025; Full application: October 2, 2025
Closed
endMS Postdoctoral Fellowships
MS Canada
Registration: July 30, 2025; Full application: October 2, 2025
Closed
Platform Support Grants
Brain Canada Foundation
Registration: July 25, 2025; Full application: September 18, 2025
Closed
Advancing Women’s Health Research in Multiple Sclerosis
National MS Society
Pre application: August 20, 2025; Full application: August 27, 2025
Closed
Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care Physician Fellowship
National MS Society
August 6, 2025
Closed
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
June 22, 2025
Closed
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science: Human Gene Therapy
The Franklin Institute
May 30, 2025
Closed
Taylor International Prize in Medicine: Cell-based immunotherapy
Robarts Research Foundation
May 15, 2025
Closed
Balzan Prize in Gene and Gene-Modified Cell Therapy
International Balzan Prize Foundation
Sponsor deadline: March, 15 2025
Closed
Commercial Research Funding
National MS Society
Pre-application: January 15, 2025; Full application: January 22, 2025
Closed
Common Mechanisms of Autoimmunity
Lupus Research Alliance & National MS Society
January 9, 2025
Closed
Stem Cell Network: Research Funding Awards
Stem Cell Network
LOI: September 24, 2024; Full application: December 3, 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
Collaborative Research Projects on the Brain
Brain Canada Foundation
LOI: August 8, 2024; Full application: August 15, 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)
January 29, 2024
Closed