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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.westonfoundation.org/our-initiatives/brain-health/
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Sponsor/Award: |
W. GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION - BRAIN HEALTH: 2021 LIFESTYLE & MICROBIOME CONTRIBUTIONS - 2020/2021 COMPETITION | LETTER OF INTENT |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Nov 18, 2020
Sponsor's: Nov 25, 2020
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Description: |
This program seeks to increase the number of Canadians maintaining better brain health throughout their lives. This program aims to advance the treatment (e.g., symptomatic relief, disease modification) and/or prevention of neurodegenerative diseases of aging by accelerating the development and implementation of lifestyle approaches and/or identifying the contribution of the microbiome. The application process consists of two stages: Letters of Intent (LOIs) and Proposals.
Please remember that all applications for funding are to be approved by Western Research prior to submitting to the sponsor, regardless of sponsor requirements. |
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Application Details: |
Eligible projects can be Research Questions or Implementation Initiatives.
Research Questions: Hypothesis-based questions that help accelerate the development of lifestyle approaches or microbiome contributions to brain health. Implementation Initiatives: Approaches to address operational questions and/or put findings into practice. To apply, applicants must submit an LOI to the Foundation through smartsimple.ca.
Selected applicants will then be invited to submit a Proposal.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
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Sponsor Contacts: |
BRAINHEALTH@WESTONFOUNDATION.CA
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 2001
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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