High-impact research in neuroscience and mental health requires skill, imagination, determination, and insight. Platforms play a critical role in fostering innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration making access to platforms essential to addressing the evolving needs of research.  
 

There is a gap in the neuroscience research funding environment for support for research platforms and the Platform Support Grants (PSG) program aims to continue addressing this critical gap. 
 
 
Brain Canada, through the Canada Brain Research Fund, has allocated $13 million dollars of federal funding to the 2025 Platform Support Grants program, to be matched by funding provided by sponsors secured by applicants for a total possible funding envelope of $26 million dollars. With this sponsored PSG funding opportunity, Brain Canada aims to assist sponsoring organizations, agencies, institutions, and individuals who wish to build capacity and develop or enhance research platforms.  
 
The Platform Support Grants program supports major research platforms at a local, regional, or national scale with the goal of providing enhanced technical and research capabilities to multiple investigators in the neurosciences. Through the 2025 Platform Support Grants program, researchers can apply for funding through one of two streams.  
 
Stream 1  
Will support platforms that are in development or already existing but that have never been funded through Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grants program.  
 
Stream 2  
Will support platforms that have previously received funding through Brain Canada’s Platform Support Grants program. To be eligible, Platform Support Grants that are currently ongoing, must be completed by August 31, 2026, including any No-Cost Extensions.   

Evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation, and creativity. Brain Canada is committed to excellence through equity, and we encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to our funding opportunities, which will promote the expression of diverse perspectives, approaches, and experiences, including those of underrepresented groups.  
 
For more information on the Platform Support Grants program, please consult the Request for Applications.
 
Deadline for receipt of Registration Forms: July 25, 2025 at 17:00 EST  
 
Deadline for receipt of Full Applications: September 18, 2025 at 17:00 EST 

View the Call for Proposals to learn more about this program and how to apply.

Brain Canada is proud to support Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) for the 2025 Innovation and Implementation Programs.

 These programs will fund research focused on improving the lives of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families across Canada.

MINDS has partnered with the NATO Defense College (NDC), located in Rome, Italy, to offer members of the Canadian defence and security expert community an opportunity to conduct a five-month fellowship, from March to July each year, at the College as part of the NDC Research Division. The selected Fellow will receive a CAN$100,000 grant to cover all expenses related to this opportunity.

The objectives of the programme are as follows: 

These grants support short-term partnered research activities involving a postsecondary institution and a single organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sectors.

The objective of Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. I2I grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

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

Aid to Scholarly Journals grants support Canadian scholarly dissemination by offering a contribution to enable journals to explore innovative activities as well as to help them to defray the costs associated with publishing scholarly articles, digital publishing and journal distribution on Canadian not-for-profit platforms.

Purpose: To fund research projects that inform the development of next-generation accessibility standards.

These are model standards that fall within federal areas of responsibility. Your research project must align with this purpose.

Projects funded under this program must involve:

• people with disabilities, people with lived experience, or both
• experts with disabilities
• other experts and organizations.