Funding, News and Announcements

Brain Canada is pleased to announce its call for applications for the Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) competition. Supported in part by the Canada Brain Research Fund, the purpose of these MIRI grants 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 by prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.
 
A brief description of some of the program details:

• MIRI grants are for three years and usually provide up to $500,000/year for a total of $1.5 M.
• The research focus may be related to any area of neural function and dysfunction, including special senses, neurological and mental health, and may involve biomedical, clinical, health services or population health approaches.
• Brain Canada requires 50% of the project’s budget to be provided by one or multiple Sponsors, such as institutional benefactors and donors to charities, health charities and other such funders, research institutions and industry partners.

Visit the Brain Canada website for full competition details and timelines.
 
For more information, please contact Haifa Staiti, Manager, Research Programs at haifas@braincanada.ca or 647-428-5279.