DMRF Canada has encouraged and supported research related to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, and treatment of all forms of dystonia. The DMRF Canada’s major funding mechanism is based on requests for applications focusing on selected research areas, formulated after scientific meetings and workshops.
As done in the past, DMRF Canada will remain open to new investigator-initiated ideas and approaches, which will be accepted throughout the year. Opportunities will be posted throughout the year, along with information on guidelines and application deadlines.
If you would like to get on our distribution list, kindly email info@dystoniacanada.org with your name, email and institution.
Note: The Dystonia Coalition has resources that are easily accessible to the whole dystonia research community. These resources include educational materials, clinical data, video recordings of clinical exams, and DNA. To read more and access these resources through the Dystonia Coalition and Global Dystonia Registry visit https://dc.rarediseasesnetwork.org/resources-researchers-and-clinicians
Upcoming Events:
12th Dystonia Coalition International Meeting - The meeting will take place on 8 November 2024, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, 210 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA preceding with a reception on November 7th. The focus of the meeting is understanding the relationships between dystonia and tremors. Travel stipends are available for junior faculty, fellows, and trainees. Application deadline has been extended until October 21, 2024. For more details and to register, please click here.
3rd Annual Canadian Movement Disorders Meeting - Taking place on November 8 and 9, 2024, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto. Complimentary hotel, travel, and registration spots are available for research and clinical trainees whose research is focused on movement disorders and related conditions. Also, they are offering to cover travel, hotel, and registration costs for up to one MD and one allied health professional within each of the movement disorder clinics across Canada. For more details and to register, please click here.
- Current Funding Opportunities:
DMRF Canada and Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award - $30,000. Deadline for NOI: November 1, 2024. If invited to submit a full proposal, applications will be due January 20, 2025.
2025 - 2027 DMRF Canada Clinical and Research Fellowship - Applications for the fellowship, should be submitted electronically to DMRF Canada by February 7, 2025.
- Previous Funding Opportunities:
DMRF (USA) - Basic and Clinical Aspects of Dystonia: LOI due October 14, 2024
DMRF (USA) - Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: LOI due October 14, 2024
Dystonia Coalition - Career Development Program - (April 1, 2023)
Dystonia Coalition - Pilot Projects Program – (April 1, 2023)
6th Samuel Belzberg International Dystonia Symposium - Call for Abstracts - Deadline Extended: March 17, 2023
Travel stipends for fellows, trainees, and junior faculty. Deadline Extended: February 20, 2023
Department of Defense Peer Review Medical Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2022
DMRF Canada & RDMM - Gene application proposals utilizing a model organism approach. Deadline May 31, 2022
DMRF (USA) - Noninvasive Brain Modulation of Dystonia. LOI due April 25, 2022
Click here for information on previously funded opportunities and research in Canada