We are pleased to announce the launch of the application process for the Proof of Concept Grant for the 2025/26 competition, a key funding opportunity within the Alzheimer Society Research Program, dedicated to advancing innovation and excellence in dementia research.
The Proof of Concept Grant offers $100,000 over a period of up to three years to support researchers pursuing innovative, high-risk, high-reward hypotheses in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Applications will be pre-screened through a Letter of Intent (LOI) process. Successful LOI applicants will be invited to submit a full application for peer review later this summer.
We invite researchers with bold and challenging ideas to apply and contribute to transformative advances in dementia research.
The LOI form is available now with submissions due by July 21, 2025.
For more information and to read the Proof of Concept LOI guidelines, visit the Alzheimer Society of Canada website.
Key Dates:
Launch Proof of Concept LOI Process – June 6, 2025, 8:00 a.m. ET
LOI Submission Deadline – July 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ET
Results of LOI Pre-Screen Announced to Applicants – August 2025