Funding, News and Announcements

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

Breast Cancer Research Program

• Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2
• Breakthrough Award Level 3
• Breakthrough Award Level 4
• Era of Hope Scholar Award
• Innovator Award
• Full details available here.

Ovarian Cancer Research Program

• Clinical Trial Award (NEW)
• Full details available here.

Rare Cancer Research Program

• Concept Award
• Idea Development Award
• Resources and Community Development Award
• Full details available here.

Reconstructive Transplant Research Program

• Advanced Technology Development Award
• Concept Award
• Investigator-Initiated Research 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.