2025 Hydrocephalus Canada – Research Grant Program Now Open
Research Priorities
We support research focused on:
- Better shunts
- Better alternatives to shunts
- Better/faster diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Better hydrocephalus management – better testing of shunt function/malfunction
- Causes of congenital hydrocephalus
- Long term effects of hydrocephalus on social skills in adults
- The management of bladder and bowel incontinence
- The social isolation of young persons with spina bifida
- Better infection management
- The genetics of mothers with spina bifida
Grant Details
2025 Deadline for Submission: September 30, 2025
Funding Amount: Up to $20,000 per project
Eligibility: Principal/co-investigators must be Canadian citizens or affiliated with a Canadian institution. Physicians must be based in or affiliated with a Toronto hospital or university.
Use of Funds: Supports personnel, materials, data collection, and analysis. Equipment-only requests are not eligible
Ethics & Governance
Reviewers must disclose any potential conflict of interest
Confidentiality is required for all committee members and reviewers
Hydrocephalus Canada reserves the right to approve or deny applications at its discretion
📩 Submit applications or questions to:
[email protected] | 🌐 www.hydrocephalus.ca
📅 2025 Application Deadline: September 30
