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Approaching Deadlines

February 28听|听听听 Launch of
March 1听听听听听听听 |听听听 Deadline for
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March 23听听听听听 |听听听 Info webinar for 听听听听听听听听听听触听听
March 31听听听听听 |听听听 Deadline for

Open and Upcoming Programs

Open


Funding (maximum of $1,500,000 over up to 3 years) for high-potential translational research projects with excellent preliminary data.
听听听听听听 Application deadline: March 31, 2017 *EXTENDED*
听听听听听听 Award announcement: October 2017听
Funding (maximum of听$60,000 per year per student) for University of Toronto PhD students to receive international training in world-renowned laboratories.
听听听听听听 Application deadline: March 1, 2017
听听听听听听 Award announcement: April 2017

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

Upcoming

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听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,听and prodromes)
听听听听听听 Applications open: February 28, 2017
听听听听听听 Applications deadline: May 9, 2017
听听听听听听 Award announcement: October 2017

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

Open

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

拢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.
听听听听听听 Nominations听close:听听April听3, 2017
听听听听听听 Award Announcement: July 2017

Upcoming Conferences

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

听| March听8-9, 2017 | Toronto, Ontario听
| March 14-15, 2017 | Aberdeen, UK
听| March 29 - April 2, 2017 | Vienna, Austria
| May 8-9, 2017 | Montreal, Quebec
Please contact us听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)
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