THE FOUNDATION for the RCCSS(C) is excited to announce the Calls for Submissions for their Annual Research and Education Awards.

For 2026, The FOUNDATION will be sponsoring

Award Name	Number of Awards	Value
Research Funding Grant	Up to 3	Up to $1150.00 each
Academic Achievement Scholarship Award	Up to 3	Up to $1500.00 total
Bill Neilson Memorial Awards of Excellence	Fellows – up to 1 Award Residents – up to 1 Award Chiro Students – up to 1 Award	Plaque for each
Outstanding Paper Award	2 Awards	1st Prize $350.00 2nd prize $200.00

The application deadline for all awards is midnight (EDT) August 1, 2026. These applications will be processed, the winners selected, and the results made known at the RCCSS(C) Annual General Meeting in November 2026 (exact date to be announced).

Information packages and submission forms are as follows:

2026 Research Funding Grant
Research Funding Grant Information
Research Funding Grant Call For Submissions
Research Funding Grant Application Form
Research Funding Grant Progress Report Form
Research Funding Grant Final Report Form

2026 Academic Achievement Scholarship Award
Academic Achievement Scholarship Award Information
Academic Achievement Scholarship Award Call For Submissions
Academic Achievement Scholarship Award Application Form

2026 Bill Neilson Memorial Awards of Excellence
Bill Neilson Memorial Awards of Excellence Information
Bill Neilson Memorial Awards of Excellence Call for Nominations
Bill Neilson Memorial Awards of Excellence Nomination Form-Fellow
Bill Neilson Memorial Awards of Excellence Nomination Form-Resident
Bill Neilson Memorial Awards of Excellence Nomination Form-Student

2026 Outstanding Paper Award
Outstanding Paper Information
Outstanding Paper Award Call For Submissions
Outstanding Paper Award Application Form

THE FOUNDATION was created to support Sports Chiropractic research and researchers through scholarship awards and funding opportunities.

Learn more about the FOUNDATION at www.frccss.ca

Inquiries concerning any of these awards can be directed to: foundationresearch@gmail.com