Applied Innovation

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As part of the commitment to remove systemic barriers and biases, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (“Heart & Stroke”) and Brain Canada Foundation (“Brain Canada”) are thrilled to relaunch the Personnel Awards for qualifying Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows. In the context of these Awards, heart and/or brain health research encompasses research addressing conditions, including neurological, that affect the cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular health of people living in Canada.

As part of the commitment to remove systemic barriers and biases, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (“Heart & Stroke”) and Brain Canada Foundation (“Brain Canada”) are thrilled to relaunch the Personnel Awards for qualifying Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows. In the context of these Awards, heart and/or brain health research encompasses research addressing conditions, including neurological, that affect the cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular health of people living in Canada.

Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars

The objective of the competition is to increase the number of highly qualified Indigenous trainees across Canada committed to working in the fields of heart and/or brain research. The awarded individuals will receive $27,000 per year for the Master’s Personnel Awards, and $40,000 per year for the Doctoral Personnel Awards.

Application submission deadline: January 28, 2027 3:00 P.M. ET

Please note that registration for the competition closes three hours prior to the submission deadline, at 12:00 P.M. ET.

As part of the commitment to remove systemic barriers and biases, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (“Heart & Stroke”) and Brain Canada Foundation (“Brain Canada”) are thrilled to relaunch the Personnel Awards for qualifying Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows. In the context of these Awards, heart and/or brain health research encompasses research addressing conditions, including neurological, that affect the cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular health of people living in Canada.

CCS Workplace Cancer Research Grants will support high impact research that advances understanding of workplace cancer risks and translates evidence into effective prevention approaches. By addressing critical knowledge gaps and informing policies, practices and interventions, the program aims to create safer workplaces and ultimately reduce the risk of cancer for people across Canada. 

BWF’s Innovation in Regulatory Science Awards provides $500,000 over five years to academic researchers developing innovative tools, standards, and approaches in regulatory science that will ultimately inform regulatory decisions made by the FDA, Health Canada, and/or other regulatory or standards-setting bodies responsible for protecting human health and safety. Responsive projects may address regulatory questions involving traditional therapeutics, biologics, and devices; BWF will also consider projects involving diagnostics, food, consumer products, or other areas affecting human health and safety, provided that the work develops an innovative approach to address a clearly defined and important regulatory science problem, and a strong case is made regarding its potential to significantly impact human health.

The Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program provides funding for strategic investments in the forest sector that:

• enhance competitiveness
• support new market access
• provide benefits to Ontario’s broader forest sector
• strengthen regional economies

Support is available under two project categories:

• business projects
• collaboration projects

Brain Canada and the Barbara Turnbull Foundation for Spinal Cord Research are pleased to launch the 2026 Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research.  

Click here to review the Request for Applications.

The Turnbull-Tator Award aims to recognize an outstanding publication by a researcher at a Canadian institution in the field of spinal cord and/or brain injury research, including concussion, published in the last two years, with a $50,000 CAD prize.  

Nominees can be any author on an article published, or accepted for publication, between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2026, and affiliated with a Canadian institution at the time of publication.  Recognizing the important need to build capacity, the funds awarded through the 2026 Turnbull-Tator Award must be used to support the salary or stipend of full-time graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows conducting research in the nominee’s laboratory and contributing to the continuation of the excellent research exemplified by the awarded publication. 

Deadline for receipt of Applications: 17:00 ET, December 8, 2026

The program objectives include:

• preserving and rehabilitating habitat, and enhancing other areas so that they can become habitat
• supporting public education and outreach programs relating to conservation
• supporting other activities to assist in the protection and conservation of species such as direct threat mitigation, field-based surveys and monitoring, research and local and Indigenous knowledge collection

Program guidelines