WE-Spark Health Institute has launched its 2025 Igniting Discovery Grants program, aimed at fostering early-stage, innovative health research and education projects in Windsor-Essex. These grants provide crucial funding to support research across all health domains.

In addition to the core Igniting Discovery Grants, researchers may apply for specialized funding opportunities sponsored by community and institutional donors, including:

• Black Scholars Institute Health Research Grant (Black Scholars Institute, University of Windsor)
• Brain Tumour Research Grant (Connecting for a Cause Community Group)
• Cancer Research Collaboration Fund Grant (Play for a Cure/Cancer Research Collaboration Fund)
• Childhood Cancer Research Grant (ChildCan)
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Research Grant (Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association)
• Seeds4Hope Grants (Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation)
• Tayfour and Emara Research Grant (Drs. Fouad Tayfour and Barry Emara)
• University of Windsor Priority Areas Grant (co-funded by University of Windsor’s participating faculties and the Vice President, Research and Innovation)

For full application guidelines and submission details, visit: Igniting Discovery Grant Competition.

WE-Spark Health Institute is also introducing the IDEA Grant Competition, designed to support low-cost, small-scale pilot projects, preliminary studies, and quality improvement initiatives. These grants aim to generate preliminary data, address specific research challenges, and lay the foundation for future large-scale studies.

For full application guidelines and submission details, visit: IDEA Grant Competition.

Letters of intent for both funding opportunities are due by 5 p.m. April 4. Applicants are automatically eligible to submit a full application. The funding start date in September 2025.

To explore previously funded projects, visit www.wesparkhealth.com/projects.