Brain Canada and the ALS Society of Canada are thrilled to announce the launch of the 2026 Discovery Grant Program.The purpose of the Discovery Grant Program is to invest in high-impact projects focused on identifying causes of, or treatments for, ALS and/or related neurological diseases, including primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, and ALS/FTLD (frontotemporal lobar dementia) or advancing… Read more »
Brain Canada and ALS Canada believe that attracting the brightest young minds to ALS research will contribute to a succession plan for the Canadian ALS research community and will support compelling breakthroughs across the spectrum of brain-related disease. A $315,000 pool of funds will be available for this program. Each Doctoral Award would be funded… Read more »
Specialized training of young MDs in both clinical care and research skills related to ALS is crucial to building better clinical infrastructure across Canada. This fellowship is designed to support the further training of a clinician to develop the skills necessary to be a specialist in ALS and provide experience/training in clinical or basic research… Read more »
Brain Canada and the ALS Society of Canada are delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 Career Transition Award. This program will identify and engage rising stars pursuing innovative research in labs and academic institutions in Canada. This award has the long-term goal of developing the next generation of scientists across various disciplines within… Read more »
Brain Canada is pleased to be partnering with ALS Canada to launch the ALS Canada-Brain Canada Career Transition Award 2022. The intent of this award is for ALS Canada and Brain Canada to support a promising postdoctoral fellow or research associate working at a Canadian institution to transition into an independent faculty position contributing to… Read more »