The Canadian National Autism Foundation is dedicated to providing funding for Canadian based Autism research, as well as to organizations that better the lives of individuals with autism.

Are you running a research study, or do you support individuals with autism?

Download a grant application, and we will review your request.

Requests must be received by December 31, to be considered for disbursements made in February/ March each year.

Grant Application

Disbursements to Date...

2003 ~ $7500.00 Hospital for Sick Children - Autism Fund

2004 ~ $8000.00 National Research Council of Canada - Institute of

                               Biodiagnostics ~ to support a research project called                                    "Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of High

                                Functioning Children with Autism"

                                Progress (2006) from the researcher Kristina Malisza

2005 ~ $12 000.00 National Service Dogs - sponsorship of training of a

                                  dog for an individual with ASD (individual and province

                                  to be determined by the National Service Dogs

                                  organization)

                                  ($4000.00 of this being directed towards University of 

                                  Guelph study ~ Evaluating the Benefits of Service

                                  Dogs for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder ~

                                  research being done by Dr. Cindy L. Adams, MSW,

                                  PhD; Kristen E. Burrows, BSc  Read the Summary

           ~ $8000.00 Dr. Mel Rutherford ~ continuation of the Twin Autism

                                Study based on a mother's detailed diaries

2006 ~ $10 000.00 Autism Genome Project ~ the Hospital for Sick 

                                 Children

          ~ $5000.00 Early Detection of Autism: a Longitudinal Study to

                                Assess the Development of Children in their First Year

                                who may be at risk for Autism ~ McMaster University ~

                                Dr. Melissa Rutherford, PhD.

2007 ~ $15 000.00 continuation of the study: Early Detection of Autism: a

                               Longitudinal Study to Assess the Development of                                          Children in their First Year who may be at risk for Autism

                               ~ McMaster University ~ Dr. Melissa Rutherford, PhD.

          ~ $12 000.00 Autism Genome Project ~ Canadian Autism         

                                Intervention Research Network (CAIRN) ~ Offord 

                                Centre for Child Studies