Funder’s Website
The funder’s website can be found HERE.
Funding Value and Duration
This funding opportunity has a funding envelope of $1,000,000 CAD to support up to five grants of
$200,000 over two years. Grant names may include acknowledgment of specific donors who are
contributing funding for this competition.
Overview
The Momentum Grants program builds upon the success of the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain
Research program, which provides funding to early-career researchers to build a foundation of research
excellence and innovation in Canada. Neuroscience research continues to uncover new insights into the
complexities of the brain, opening up avenues for improved diagnostics, therapies, and interventions for
brain disorders. Through the Momentum Grants, we aim to provide researchers with funding to sustain
and accelerate their ongoing research, allowing them to capitalize on the initial momentum generated
through their seed funding.
Eligibility Criteria
• Applicants must have been previously awarded a 2018 Azrieli Foundation-Brain Canada Early-
Career Capacity Building Grant or a Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grant. Please note,
to be eligible to apply to the Momentum Grants, the end date of the previous grant, including any
no-cost extension period, must be before the expected funding start date of September 1, 2024,
and the applicant must not have any overdue reporting to Brain Canada from their previous grant
at this date.
• Applicants must demonstrate how the findings and/or outcomes of their initial grant led to the
proposed research project; there must be a clear link and progression forward.
• Applicants must be conducting research at an eligible Canadian institution for the entire duration
of the grant, and must be considered an independent researcher at their institution. Such an
individual normally holds the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor; can initiate and direct
their own independent lines of research as principal investigator; has full responsibility for running
their laboratories; has full control of their research funds; and is permitted to supervise trainees
(if applicable, as per their institution’s policy).
• Research applications may be related but cannot be identical to any other currently funded
projects. It is the responsibility of the applicant to notify Brain Canada immediately should overlap
arise from new funding awarded during the application and review process of this competition.
• Applicants must be able to initiate the project in September 2024 when funding is expected to
begin.
• Each applicant is only eligible to apply to the Momentum Grants program up to two (2) times (i.e.
two competition cycles).
For any inquiries related to eligibility, including confirmation of previous grant end date and/or
outstanding/overdue reporting obligations, please contact us at futureleaders@braincanada.ca.
Internal Contacts
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.
Deadlines
| Faculty Deadline | Consult your Faculty Research Facilitator. |
| Sponsor Registration Form Deadline |
February 12, 2024, 17:00 ET |
| OVPRI Deadline (Approval Form and Application) | March 15, 2024 |
| Submission to Sponsor | March 22, 2024, 17:00 ET |
Submitting Your Application
- Step 1) Submit an internal Carleton Approval Form
Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database CUResearch:
https://ovpri.research.carleton.ca/Romeo.Researcher/Administrator/Default.aspx
For a user’s guide on submitting an Approval Form, click HERE. - Step 2) Submit an external application to the granting agency
Submit an external application to the corresponding grant or award agency. To navigate to the funder’s website, click HERE