Parkinson Canada Pilot Project Grant
The Pilot Project Grant supports novel research with the potential to develop into larger projects funded by major granting agencies. The program enables investigators to generate preliminary data and explore innovative ideas relevant to the cause, prevention, improved treatment, understanding and cure of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, including Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
Projects may focus on biomedical, clinical, health services and systems, or population research, and must align with key themes: symptomatic treatments, disease-modifying therapies, diagnosis and risk factors, causes of Parkinson’s and living well with Parkinson’s.
Visit the Parkinson Canada website for more information on the Pilot Project Grant (2026 Cycle).
This program is currently closed. The details below reflect the previous call and are for general information purposes only.
Value and Duration
Up to $75K for one year.
Eligibility
To apply, you must be a researcher who has completed formal training in health-related research and holds a permanent research appointment.
You may not submit more than one grant application per competition cycle as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI. Applicants who currently hold a Parkinson Canada Pilot Project Grant or New Investigator Award as PI or co-PI are not eligible to apply.
The same unfunded application may not be submitted more than three times within a three-year period.
Indirect costs are not eligible.
Special Requirements
Applications that do not use the provided budget template will be disqualified from the competition.
If >75% of the proposed budget is allocated for trainee salaries, the trainees should apply to the appropriate Parkinson Canada Research Programs for salary support.
Previously submitted but not funded applications should provide a response to the comments of the previous reviewers.
A signature page with an institutional signature is required.
Deadlines
- Faculty deadline: contact your Faculty Research Facilitator
- The Office of the Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International) (OVPRII) Approval Form deadline: October 28, 2025
- OVPRII application submission deadline: November 3, 2025 (5 p.m. EST)
Submitting Your Application
- Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database cuResearch.
- Submit an external application to Parkinson Canada via the application portal.
Contact Us
Katie Harriman: katieharriman@cunet.carleton.ca
Potential applicants are also encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.