Neuromuscular Funding and Employment Opportunities

FAIR Training Program 2025 – 2027: Registration now open for Part 1

FAIR Training Program 2025 – 2027

August 1, 2025

Runs September 24–26, 2025.
Registration is now open for the FAIR Training Program 2025–2027 (Part 1), a free three-day online course helping rare disease researchers and professionals implement FAIR data principles.

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2026 Early Career Scholar Grants

August 1, 2025

Deadline: September 5, 2025.
The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2026 Early Career Scholar Grants—two-year, $190,000 awards supporting early-career researchers in basic, translational, or clinical research on myotonic dystrophy.

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2026 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

August 1, 2025

Deadline: September 5, 2025.
The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2026 Research Fellowships. Funding is available for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers advancing care, treatment, and research in myotonic dystrophy.

Neurologist, Residency Program Director

July 30, 2025

We’re pleased to share an exciting full-time opportunity for a Neurologist who will serve as the Residency Program Director in Ottawa, Ontario.

This leadership role is ideal for a dedicated neurologist passionate about medical education and residency training. As Program Director, you’ll help shape the future of neurology in Canada—leading curriculum development, mentoring residents, and supporting excellence in clinical education.

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MICYRN-CHEER Pediatric Research Ethics Consulting Service

November 29, 2024

This service aims to facilitate REB review processes for paediatric multi-site, cross provincial studies.

Subsidized Clinical Trial Services from RareKids-CAN

November 29, 2024

Did you know RareKids-CAN offers a range of subsidized services for investigator-initiated (academic-led) pediatric rare disease clinical trials?

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ERDERA 2025 Joint Transnational Call for Proposals on Rare Disease Therapies

November 28, 2024

ERDERA announced the upcoming launch of its Joint Transnational Call (JTC) for Proposals 2025. Set to officially open on December 10, 2024, this call will invite research teams from across Europe and beyond to submit collaborative projects focused on Pre-clinical therapy studies for rare diseases using small molecules and biologicals – development and validation.

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Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students | Yokota Lab, University of Alberta

April 17, 2024

Dr. Toshifumi Yokota‘s laboratory at the University of Alberta is actively seeking applications for various positions including postdoctoral fellows, as well as undergraduate and graduate…

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Rare Diseases Models and Mechanisms Network – Catalyst Grant Awards

March 12, 2024

Together the Canada’s Stem Cell Network (SCN) and the RDMM Network are collaborating to provide funding that will identify and support connections between clinician scientists discovering new genes in patients with rare diseases, and stem cell scientists who can analyze these genes and related pathways in human cell models. 

Neuromuscular clinical fellowship opportunity

Pediatric Neuromuscular and EMG Fellowship, CHU Sainte-Justine

February 2, 2024

Pediatric Neuromuscular and EMG Fellowship at the CHU Sainte-Justine is seeking fellows for 2025 and beyond.

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