Travel Awards and Meeting Sponsorship

The ALS Canada Research Program aims to foster international collaboration and support Canada’s presence in the global ALS research community.

Towards this goal, for nearly 15 years, ALS Canada has provided Travel Awards to support Canadian ALS researchers to attend and present their work at ALS conferences of international scope and significance.

To date, we have supported over 100 Canadian scientists and clinicians to ensure their discoveries are showcased on a global stage, with the aim of enhancing borderless collaboration and impact. With the strategic goal of leading Canada’s contribution to global ALS research, ALS Canada hopes to significantly increase this number in the coming years.

The ALS Canada Research Program accepts requests for sponsorship of meetings that will enhance the capabilities, knowledge, and collaboration of the Canadian ALS research community.

These meetings may include those held in Canada, with a significant involvement of Canadian content or participants, as well as global ALS events where financial support is critical for execution or where ALS Canada’s support would demonstrate the organizations’ connectedness and collaboration toward a world free of ALS.

This funding allows our research community to share knowledge on timely topics related to ALS and to actively respond to new ALS research discoveries that reflect the urgency of our community.

Sponsorship requests are reviewed and assessed by ALS Canada’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Council (SMAC).

In the past, we have proudly sponsored:

• a bi-annual international workshop on frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in ALS;
• the global ALS Clinical Trials Guidelines workshop;
• the Symposium de la Fondation André-Delambre sur la sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA); and
• a Workshop on Guidance for Pre-Symptomatic Genetic ALS and FTD.

Find more information on our Travel Awards Program & Meeting Sponsorship by accessing our Terms of Reference below.