PSC Partners Canada Annual Research Grant Awards

Grants for 2024 have been awarded.

The 2025 Grant Cycle is Open

First Step: Completing a Letter of Intent (LOI) is a mandatory first step in our Research Grants cycle. Click HERE for a link to the LOI form and additional application information. The deadline to complete the LOI is December 15, 2024. 

Pertinent Dates for 2025 Grant Cycle

9/16/24: Letter of Intent (LOI) Form Available

12/15/24: Deadline to Submit LOI Form

1/15/25: Deadline to Submit Formal Grant Application

Feb.-March 2025: Applications Reviewed by Scientific/Medical Advisory Committee (SMAC) and PSC Partners Canada Board of Directors

Early April 2025: PSC Partners Canada Grant Awardees Announced

PSC Partners Canada make grants to fund research that addresses an important and novel, basic or clinical question related to PSC, based upon a competitive research proposal review process. PSC Partners Canada participates in the Scientific Medical Advisory Committee scientific review process administered by US-based PSC Partners Seeking a Cure.

Please note that applications are to be submitted to PSC Partners Seeking a Cure in the US by email to grants@pscpartners.org and will be considered for funding by both the US and Canadian organizations. Please submit only one application.

The Scientific/Medical Advisory Committee reviews all proposals and makes recommendations. The Canada Board of Directors determines if research grant(s) will be made by PSC Partners Canada.

Eligibility for Canadian Funding

Eligibility is based upon Canadian charity law.

  • Researchers at Canadian hospitals and universities are eligible.
  • For researchers at institutions outside of Canada to be eligible, the institution must be on this list of prescribed universities outside Canada maintained by the Canada Revenue Agency.

Please note that eligibility for funding from the US-based PSC Partners Seeking a Cure organization is not governed by these constraints; this applies to Canada funding only.

History of Grants Program

In 2009, US-based PSC Partners Seeking a Cure awarded its first set of research grants. For PSC Partners, this was a milestone, an important step towards taking us closer to new treatments and an eventual cure. PSC Partners Canada joined the grants program in 2016. Since the inception of the program, together, over US$4,000,000 has been allocated to promising PSC research projects (as of Feb 2020). The Canadian PSC Partners affiliate has directly funded over CAD $650,000 in research grants. Details can be found here.

We thank our Canadian donors who have supported our mission of raising funds to research causes, treatments and cures for primary sclerosing cholangitis. Your contributions have made these awards possible.

All research proposals are reviewed annually by the PSC Partners’ Scientific/Medical Advisory (SMAC) Committee. Details of Canadian-funded grants can be found here.