Funding, News and Announcements

The United States Department of Defense is offering several funding opportunities that are open to Canadian researchers.

Melanoma Research Program

• Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas (NEW FOR FY22!)
• Idea Award
• Melanoma Academy Scholar Award
• Mid-Career Accelerator Award
• Team Science Award (revised for FY22)
• Full details available here.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program

• Idea Development Award
• Translational Research Award
• Full details available here.

Parkinson’ Research Program

• Early Investigator Research Award
• Investigator-Initiated Research Award
• Synergistic Idea Award
• Full details available here.

In addition to the above calls, DoD funding pre-announcements can be found here.

Deadlines

Internal: Please reach out to ORS as soon as possible to discuss a planned submission. Applications led by Dalhousie researchers will require a minimum of 10 business days for review. Contact email is ird@dal.ca. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.

Funder: Varies by award. Contact email is Help@ebrap.org