Together with our donors and volunteers, we're launching health and biomedical discovery across Canada.
We identify young Canadian researchers with limited resources who demonstrate excellence and creativity in health and biomedical science and provide them with Discovery Awards.
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Updates from the 2018 Discovery Awardees
With generous support from donors and volunteers in 2018, we supported 9 outstanding early career researchers across Canada. These researchers have since made significant progress on their research projects, expanded their research teams, received additional honours and awards, and secured…
2020 Discovery Award supported by Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) Canada
The Banting Research Foundation and DMRF Canada are pleased to announce the Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award supported by DMRF Canada is now accepting applications for 2020. This marks the fourth year of a funding partnership to support research by…
Launching Discovery – September 10, 2019
On Tuesday September 10th, award recipients, volunteers, and friends of The Banting Research Foundation came together to celebrate a fantastic year at the Foundation. Dr. Susan George (1988 Award recipient) shared with us how critical funding from The Banting Research…
Recipient of the 2019 Discovery Award supported by Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada
The 2019 Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award supported by Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) Canada has been awarded to Dr. Nicholas Strzalkowski from the Department of Biology at Mount Royal University. The Banting Research Foundation and DMRF Canada are thrilled…
What Our Awardees Say About Us
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Christopher Dennison
Early support of the Foundation was very helpful in setting my course towards the Gairdner Wightman award.
Janet Rossant
Assistance from my award helped me on my path to becoming the advocate, scientist, and academic leader I am today.
Imogen Coe
[the grant] was essential to the survival and development of my research lab at a very difficult time of funding…
Tara Moriarty
Owing to the generous Banting Discovery Award we where able to significantly advance our research program.
Florian Bentzinger
Success begets success so smaller grants like the Discovery Award can make a big difference to early career investigators ...