Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Grant
• Request for Proposal

Value:

The individual Applicant may request a research grant of a maximum of $30,000 for a one-year period that may be extended, by request, to the final report deadline specified in the Grant conditions set out below.

Disciplines:

• DeGroote School of Business
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• The Drummond Foundation

Deadlines:

Description:

The Drummond Foundation invites applications from investigators working in Canada who are engaged in ageing-related research seeking to improve all aspects of the quality of life of older adults, their families, and caregivers as well as healthy aging.

Eligibility:

Applicants are eligible if they are new to the Drummond Foundation (have not yet received a Grant from the Drummond Foundation) and are an early-career investigator (within 10 years of first appointment in a university or in a university-affiliated institute).

• Have a University and/or Research Institute Appointment to administer the funds via a Canadian university affiliated account or a Research Centre Account.
• Have secured the Ethics Approval Certificate for the research project within 3 months of notice of award of Grant. The awarded Grant is conditional on ethics approval. Should ethics approval not be granted by 3 months after the award notice, the Grant will be awarded to another applicant.

Application/Nomination Process:

Phase 1: A Letter of Intent, submitted by May 14, 2026. Letters of Intent will be evaluated, and successful Applicants will be notified by June 30, 2026 as to their eligibility to submit a Research Proposal.

Phase 2: A Research Proposal, submitted by September 3, 2026. Research Proposals will be evaluated by the Drummond Foundation’s Scientific Advisor and a panel of external reviewers. All Applicants will be informed of the decision regarding their proposal on or before January 31, 2027.

Contact:

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