Details
| Opportunity Name | Rapid Response Program |
| Agency | Weston Brain Institute |
| Value | Up to $300,000 |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | 18 to 24 months |
Deadlines
Letter of Intent (LOI)
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 04-16-2024 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 04-23-2024 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 04-26-2024, by 9:00AM |
| Application due at agency | 04-30-2024, by 2:00PM |
Proposal
| Proposal due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 07-23-2024 |
| Proposal and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 07-31-2024 |
| Proposal and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 08-02-2024, by 9:00AM |
| Proposal due at agency | 08-07-2024, by 2:00PM |
Objective
To provide seed funding to catalyze novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research that accelerates the development of therapeutics or tools for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Eligible projects should be translational research that can accelerate therapeutic or tool development for NDAs, as defined by the Institute.
- Therapeutics should address unmet needs in the prevention, treatment and/or symptomatic management of NDAs.
- Tools should address challenges in translational research to accelerate the development and/or clinical implementation of therapeutics for NDAs (e.g., biomarkers, drug delivery systems). Projects covering only the discovery/identification of a tool are considered out of scope.
- Have preliminary data to support the hypothesis and feasibility of the project.
Eligibility
For this program, the Institute is only able to accept LOIs and Proposals from institutions (or individuals affiliated with and applying through or on behalf of institutions) that are Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) qualified donees located in Canada. Applicants may appear in any role on any number of applications.
- Eligible Principal Applicants must be a researcher working in Canada at least 50% of the time and hold a position at or above the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent at a CRA qualified donee institution located in Canada.
- Co-applicants must be at the post-doctoral level or above and working at a CRA qualified donee institution located in Canada.
- Collaborators must be at the post-doctoral level or above and can be working outside of Canada.
How to Apply
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.