MDC Translational Science and Clinical Research Grants Competition Opens for 2024-25

Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s annual Neuromuscular Research Grant Program is now open for 2024-25!

 

The annual Neuromuscular Research Grant Program invests in projects related to the diagnosis, treatment, or clinical care of neuromuscular disorders. These grants are intended to: fill gaps in the existing funding landscape; enable researchers to build new and innovative research; support proof-of-concept, feasibility and pilot studies in preparation for larger-scale, longer-term grants from external sources. MDC grants also facilitate partnerships between researchers and patients.

Two streams are available: Translational Science Grants and Clinical Research Grants

  • Application Open: September 3, 2024
  • Application Deadline: November 18, 2024 at 11:59 pm (ET)
  • Notice of Decision: March 3, 2025
  • Funding Start Date: April 1, 2025

MDC welcome research grants focused on one or multiple neuromuscular disorders (NMD). In this cycle, we especially encourage proposals focusing on Friedreich ataxia, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease / hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN), myotonic dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and collagen VI-related dystrophy.

Visit the MDC Translational Science and Clinical Research Grants webpage to learn more, or view the funding application guidelines here. For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Homira Osman, VP of Research and Public Policy, Muscular Dystrophy Canada at <research@muscle.ca>.

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