Mental Health Funding Pool - 2025 End Diabetes Awards

Eligibility

The Nominated Principal Applicant must be an independent researcher. The Nominated Principal Applicant and Co-Applicant(s) must have an academic or research appointment with a Canadian post-secondary, academic, or research institution. 

Nominated Principal Applicants are only eligible to hold one End Diabetes Award at any time. If a previous End Diabetes Award will be completed and the work as outlined in the grant fully completed by December 2025, the Nominated Principal Applicant may apply for a 2025 End Diabetes Award. 

If a previous Award is still underway or will require a no cost extension into 2026, the Nominated Principal Applicant is not eligible to apply for a new award. Partnered grants awarded through another funder are not included in this limit.

Summary

Diabetes Canada and Brain Canada are partnering to support research at the intersection of diabetes and mental health. Together, Diabetes Canada and Brain Canadawill award and co-fund two grants of $150,000 per year over three years through the 2025 End Diabetes Awards. Funding for this pool is made possible by Diabetes Canada, and the Canada Brain Research Fund, an innovative arrangement between the Government of Canada, through Health Canada, and Brain Canada. 

The objective of the 2025 End Diabetes Awards are: 

1. To support researchers in the discovery of biomedical, clinical, health services, and/or population health factors that lead to the onset and progression of all types of diabetes and related complications. 

2. To develop solutions aimed at the prevention, management, or finding a cure(s) for diabetes and its complications.

3. To address challenges in diabetes health services, and design and implement solutions that improve healthcare delivery, health policies, and access to care for all communities and populations affected by diabetes.

Application submissions must be made online through ProposalCentral. Please review Diabetes Canada’s ProposalCentral Application Instructions for full details on the requirements to completing each application section in ProposalCentral.

Overhead

Indirect costs are not supported for this grant. 

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

Additional Resources

Using RMS:

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application

Support for projects involving Indigenous Research:

Support with the development of your grant application is available internally through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST). Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Support for Knowledge Engagement:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation is available internally through the Knowledge to Impact Team. Applicants can reach out by email to the KTI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information, please visit the KTI team webpage.

Support for Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@libanswers.ucalgary.com and/or visit https://libguides.ucalgary.ca/researchdatamanagement.

Support for EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice. Contact Erin.OToole@ucalgary.ca for more information.