Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Award

Value:

Award is limited to a total of $250,000 U.S. (direct and indirect costs) for a duration of up to two years (awards should be a minimum one year).

Disciplines:

• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Alzheimer's Association
• Brain Canada Foundation

Deadlines:

Additional Dates:

• Draft LOI to ROADS - April 29, 2026
• Sponsor LOI - May 6, 2026
• Draft Applications to ROADS - July 15, 2026

Description:

This program seeks proposals that utilize rigorous methodologies to advance understanding and improvement of cognitive impairment, including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) detection, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic care.   

This award is structured as an individual research grant, with funding administered through the recipient’s institution. Proposals should address one or more Areas of Focus. Areas of Focus represent high-priority research topics for which this program is actively seeking proposals and include:

• The Value of Early Detection and Diagnosis: Studies should investigate outcomes associated with early detection and diagnosis on at least two levels of the dementia care ecosystem (i.e., individual/families, providers/clinicians, health systems/payers, and policy/society).

• Care Pathways for Individuals with MCI or Dementia: Studies should consider comorbidities and investigate how people are being screened and diagnosed in different settings, and the post-diagnosis pathways for care and treatment, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions or combinations there of.

Eligibility:

Applicant:

The Alzheimer’s Association recognizes the need to increase the number of scientists from underrepresented groups to strengthen the research enterprise for Alzheimer’s and related dementia. Scientists from these groups are
encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be considered full-time employees based on the organization/institution definition of full-time.
Applicants can be any career level, including postdoctoral fellow, but must hold a full-time position at the time of the grant application submission at an academic institution, or Veterans Administration hospital in the U.S.
The Alzheimer’s Association reserves the right to request further documentation to confirm eligibility of an applicant.
Adjustments to this eligibility period may be considered for documented career interruptions such as family leave, military service, or major illness or injury. The approval of any exemptions must be obtained prior to submitting a Letter of Intent
(LOI).
Only one primary PI per application. Multiple PI projects are not allowed.
However, collaborators may be included as key personnel on the project.

Organization/ Institution:

In general, public, private, research laboratories, medical centers, hospitals and universities are eligible to apply. State and federal government-appropriated laboratories in the U.S. and abroad, and for-profit organizations are prohibited from
serving as the applicant institutions for this program. However, state and federal government scientists can participate as collaborating scientists with research teams from other eligible applicant institutions.

Application/Nomination Process:

LOIs are a required component of the application process. No application will be considered without an approved LOI, including resubmitted applications.

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

For more information on how to apply, contact Claire Arabski, Senior Advisor, ROADS.