Brain Canada – 2021 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research – Full Application
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire within your unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 17th, February 2022
External Deadline: Wednesday 23rd, February 2022
Description
BY INVITATION ONLY
Supported by the Canada Brain Research Fund, the purpose of the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grants Program is to accelerate novel and transformative research that will fundamentally change our understanding of nervous system function and dysfunction and their impact on health. The ultimate goal is to reduce the social and economic burden of neurological and mental health problems through prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.
Newly trained researchers in their first independent academic position are in a strong position to formulate innovative and impactful research projects. However, at the early stages of an investigator’s career, they often lack the preliminary data and resources that are required to obtain their first large operating grant.As such, promising early-career researchers are often at a disadvantage when applying to “open” funding programs, where more established researchers tend to dominate. This program provides an opportunity to develop new lines of research on the properties and mechanisms of the brain and nervous system,and gather such preliminary data.
The Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grants Program has the potential to be transformative at a time when it is well recognized that there is a significant funding gap to support and retain our brightest early-career investigators, who are well positioned to make major contributions to Canadian brain research.By providing early-career researchers with funding at a critical point in their careers, we can build Canada’s pipeline of future leaders and a foundation of research excellence and innovation.
Only those invited following the LOI review are eligible to submit a Full Application. Full Applications must be submitted using Brain Canada’s electronic grant management system –SmartSimple (https://braincanada.smartsimple.ca/s_Login.jsp). The principal investigator must complete all required application fields in SmartSimple before 16:00 ET on February 16, 2022. There will be no appeal to late submissions. Brain Canada will acknowledge receipt of the Full Application within two working days.
For more information please visit Brain Canada’s Website.
Please note that the deadline has been extended by the sponsor to February 23, 2022.