Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS
• HRS

Value:

Up to $300,000 over 18-24 months

Disciplines:

• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Weston Family Foundation

Deadlines:

Additional Dates:

• LOI HRS Due Date - April 16, 2024
• ROADS Draft Application - by invitation only - July 29, 2024
• ROADS Final Application - by invitation only - August 7, 2024

Description:

The Institute is pleased to announce the re-launch of our flagship Rapid Response program, which is designed to provide seed funding to catalyze novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research for neurodegenerative disease of aging (NDAs).

Eligibility:

Be translational research that can accelerate therapeutic or tool development for NDAs, as defined by the Institute.

• Therapeutics should address unmet needs in the prevention, treatment and/or symptomatic management of NDAs.
• Tools should address challenges in translational research to accelerate the development and/or clinical implementation of therapeutics for NDAs (e.g., biomarkers, drug delivery systems).

Have preliminary data to support the hypothesis and feasibility of the project.

Resources:

Additional Details.

Contact:

For more information and on how to apply, contact Beatrice Fletcher, Senior Advisor.