ALS Society of Canada - ALS Canada-Brain Canada Discovery Grant Program

• The proposal must be submitted by a team of multiple investigators.
• The project must focus on identifying causes of, or treatments for, ALS and/or related neurological diseases (including primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, and ALS/FTLD).
• Alternatively, the project can focus on maximizing function, minimizing disability, and optimizing quality of life through symptom management and support for people or families living with ALS.
• The project should align with the program’s intent to support novel or innovative research approaches (including multidisciplinary collaboration).

Who is eligible?

• Teams of multiple investigators
• Multidisciplinary research teams (including investigators from outside the ALS field)

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

• Research project expenses (including costs incurred outside Canada, up to the program’s limit)

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada (with a limit on funding used for research expenses incurred outside Canada)

• Compile all required application components
• Ensure the application is complete and ready for submission

• Combine the complete application into one PDF document

• Email the single PDF application to the ALS Canada Research Team
• Submit by the program deadline

• Applicants can expect an application decision in November.

• Two funding streams are available: Seed (Stream 1) and Development (Stream 2).
• Decisions are communicated in November.