Upgraded | Canadian Government Funding

List of Required Information for Application:

1. Project title

2. Contact information for primary investigator

3. Organization/institution name and address

4. Project summary/abstract

5. Background and significance of the rare disease being studied

6. Objectives and aims of the proposed project

7. Proposed research plan and methodologies

8. Timeline for completion of the project

9. Description of how the project will facilitate clinical trial readiness for rare diseases

10. Discussion of candidate therapeutics or diagnostics that will be investigated

11. Explanation of how biomarkers and clinical outcome assessment measures will be developed and tested

12. Description of how the project will contribute to the design of upcoming clinical trials

13. Potential impact and implications of the project's findings

14. Qualifications and expertise of the research team

15. Budget and justification for requested funding

16. Current and pending support for the project

17. Compliance with ethical considerations and protection of human subjects, if applicable

18. References and citations to support the proposed research

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businesses that apply for funding in-house

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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