Funding for Education & Multiple Sclerosis – Ralph M. Barford Foundation 2026

The Ralph M. Barford Foundation 2026 Open Call is inviting Canadian charities and other qualified donees to apply for funding supporting children's literacy, post-secondary education and people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Both project and unrestricted funding are available.

Here’s what you can expect:

• No fixed maximum grant amount is published

• Unrestricted funding for existing activities and measurable outcomes

• Project funding for specialised or new initiatives

• Multi-year funding requests are accepted

• Funding for Multiple Sclerosis research and academic work

• Support for programmes improving quality of life and access to care for people living with MS

• Children's literacy programmes helping children reach grade-level reading

• Post-secondary scholarships and bursaries

• Funding is available across Canada.

Who can apply?

• Registered Canadian charities

• Other eligible qualified donees in Canada

• Organisations can be located anywhere in Canada

• Work must align with at least one of the Foundation's three funding areas: Multiple Sclerosis, children's literacy, or post-secondary scholarships/bursaries

• The Letter of Intent must be submitted by, or with permission from, an authorised signing officer.

Applications begin with a Letter of Intent (LOI). Organisations selected through this stage will then be invited to submit a full proposal.

Deadline: 5 October 2026 at 11:59pm ET for the Letter of Intent.