The KRESCENT program Summer Studentship award is awarded to undergraduate students or medical school students who identify as black or Indigenous and provides salary support to complete a summer student position in an approved Canadian kidney research laboratory. The main objective of the award is to create opportunity and support students from historically underrepresented groups… Read more »
A KRESCENT program post-doctoral fellowship is an “in-training” award intended for applicants with a PhD, MD or equivalent degree. The objective is to attract and foster young investigators to initiate and/or continue their training in kidney research. Application Deadline: February 20, 2024 The KRESCENT program has moved to an on-line application system. All forms, guidelines… Read more »
The KRESCENT program New Investigator Award is awarded to individuals who have clearly demonstrated excellence during their pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training in kidney disease and provides salary support for up to three years of the faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent at a Canadian University. The purpose of this award is… Read more »
Please note: the original posting of this opportunity had an internal deadline of March 17, 2023. This has been adjusted to March 16th to accommodate Mid-March break. The online 2023 Allied Health Kidney Research Grant & Allied Health Doctoral Fellowship Competition is now open!! Applications for the 2023 Allied Health Kidney Research Grant & Doctoral… Read more »
Priority Announcement Opportunities: Priority announcements are specific sources of funding for applications submitted to the Kidney Health Research Grant competition. Priority announcements align to the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Research Framework and outline specific areas of emphasis. Priority announcements allow the Foundation to focus on capacity building within specific topic areas while not reducing our… Read more »
Priority Announcement Opportunities: Priority announcements are specific sources of funding for applications submitted to the Kidney Health Research Grant competition. Priority announcements align to the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Research Framework and outline specific areas of emphasis. Priority announcements allow the Foundation to focus on capacity building within specific topic areas while not reducing our… Read more »
The online 2022 Allied Health Kidney Research Grant & Allied Health Doctoral Fellowship Competition is now open!! Applications for the 2022 Allied Health Kidney Research Grant & Doctoral Fellowship Competition must be completed via the on-line application system ProposalCentral www.proposalCentral.com. To apply through this site, you will have to set up a profile, and then… Read more »
Priority announcements allow the Foundation to focus on capacity building within specific topic areas while not reducing our goal to fund excellence across all areas of Kidney Research. Submission of all projects to the Kidney Health Research Grant competition encourages all applicants to submit their projects through the general pool, while providing targeted support when… Read more »
We have a national research fund to encourage research that advances current knowledge pertaining to the kidney, diseases of the kidney, organ donation and transplantation. We provide funding for researchers working across all four themes of research (basic/biomedical, clinical, health services, and social, cultural, environmental and population health research), for allied health professionals (through research… Read more »
The Kidney Foundation offers a limited number of fellowships that fund full-time academic study and preparation for research at the doctoral level. The objective of this program is to promote and enhance the development of allied health investigators in Canada in the field of nephrology and / or organ donation. Fellowships are awarded for amounts… Read more »
The purpose of the Allied Health Kidney Research Grant is to encourage allied health professionals to pursue research relevant to the areas of nephrology and organ donation, including clinical, health services, social, cultural, environmental and population health research. To be eligible for this grant the principal applicant must be an allied health professional. The grant… Read more »
Please note that the Allied Health Doctoral Fellowship is now called the Allied Health Kidney Doctoral Fellowship. The Kidney Foundation of Canada offers a limited number of fellowships designed to provide for full-time academic and research preparation at the doctoral level. The objective of this program is to promote and enhance the development of nephrology/organ… Read more »
Please note that the Allied Health Scholarship is now called the Allied Health Kidney Scholarship. The purpose of the Allied Health Kidney Scholarship award is to assist the student with a demonstrated interest in nephrology/organ donation in pursuing education at the Masters level to promote and enhance the development of nephrology allied health investigators in… Read more »
KRESCENT program has partnered with the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health on a new funding opportunity for new investigators: CIHR Early Career Investigators in Maternal, Reproductive, Child and Youth Health in Kidney Research. Registration deadline: April 2, 2019 Application deadline: May 14, 2019 For more information about the opportunity, please visit:… Read more »
Biomedical Research Grants Biomedical Research Grants provide financial support to medical researchers to assist in defraying the operating costs of research, which may include the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment and the payment of laboratory assistants. Grants are available for one, two or three years, commencing July 1, for up to $50,000 per year…. Read more »
The applicant must submit a PDF copy of the full application (including all addenda and signatures) by email to chris.marquis@kidney.ca no later than October 15, 2018 by 11:59 pm EST. The purpose of the Allied Health Research Grant is to encourage research relevant to clinical practice in the areas of nephrology and organ donation. Preference will be given… Read more »
The principal goal of the Alport Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (ASF), Pedersen Family, and the Kidney Foundation of Canada (KFOC) Funding Program is to find novel treatments to prevent kidney failure and hearing loss in all patients with Alport Syndrome. Types of Projects Sought Research projects with the potential to accelerate the development of new treatments… Read more »
The forms for the 2018 Biomedical Research Grant Competition are now available on the Foundation’s Website www.kidney.ca. Important Dates 2018 COMPETITION (two stage process) DEADLINE Registration Form September 01, 2017 Full Application October 01, 2017 For more information regarding The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Research Program, please contact Elisabeth Fowler at 1-888-210-9894, ext. 104 or at elisabeth.fowler@kidney.ca.
The forms for the 2018 Biomedical Research Grant Competition are now available on the Foundation’s Website www.kidney.ca. Important Dates 2018 COMPETITION (two stage process) DEADLINE Registration Form September 01, 2017 Full Application October 01, 2017 For more information regarding The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Research Program, please contact Elisabeth Fowler at 1-888-210-9894, ext. 104 or at… Read more »