Funding Announcement

	Funding Opportunites - Research Further details regarding this announcement can be found at: http://westonbraininstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/CT18-Program-Details-v05.pdf
Sponsor/Award:	WESTON BRAIN INSTITUTE - EARLY PHASE CLINICAL TRIALS: CANADA - 2017 OPEN COMPETITION

Grant Amount:	UP TO $1.5M OVER 4 YEARS
Deadline:	Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details. Internal: N/A Sponsor's: N/A

Subject Areas:
Description:	Funding for clinical trials and clinical trial sub-studies that accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging Projects must meet these criteria to be eligible, following the institute definitions and scope in Section 2: 1. Be a clinical trial(s) and/or a clinical trial sub-study(s) that accelerates the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging. ? Projects that require only up to $200,000 over up to 18 months may also be submitted to the Rapid Response program. ? Translational research other than clinical trials and/or clinical trial sub-studies should be submitted to the Transformational Research program or the Rapid Response program. 2. Be the development of a therapeutic and/or tool.

Application Details:	The application process consists of two stages: LOIs and Proposals. To apply, applicants must submit an LOI to the Institute. Selected applicants will then be invited to submit a Proposal. Please see the Sponsor's website for full details and to access the on line submission forms. INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT APPLICABLE
NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:	22 St Clair Avenue East Suite 2001 Toronto, Ontario, Canada