Application is now open.
The Modern Miracle grant application will be open for 6 weeks, from January 1, 2025 - February 14, 2025.
Please download and complete all required documents below to prepare your application and complete the application checklist to confirm you have submitted the correct documentation.
Note: We have updated the documents as of January 1, 2025. Please make sure you’re submitting the newest version. Incomplete applications or applications with the wrong documents will not be considered.
Applying for a grant
The Modern Miracle Foundation was created to help ease the financial burden for those who need help starting a family in Canada. We provide financial grants to successful applicants, paid directly to the treating fertility clinic.
After you submit your application, it may take up to 8 weeks for your application to be reviewed. You will then be contacted via email with respect to the outcome of your application.
If you are a patient of Pollin Fertility in Toronto, please find the grant application here.
Appliction Process
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1. Review Eligibility Criteria
Before applying, please ensure you meet the eligibility criteria listed below.
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2. Complete Online Application
You will need to complete 3 documents in addition to the online application to be considered for a grant. Find these all linked below in steps 2 & 3.
We also require a $50 donation that is treated as your application fee.
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3. MMF Reviews Your Application
It may take up to 8 weeks for your application to be reviewed. You will then be contacted via email with respect to the outcome of your application.
Eligibility Criteria
Before applying, please ensure you meet all of the following requirements:
1. Both the applicant and co-applicant (if applicable) must have Canadian citizenship or be permanent residents
2. Both the applicant and co-applicant (if applicable) must have valid Canadian health cards
3. You must already be working with a Fertility Clinic / Fertility Specialist in Canada
4. You are experiencing primary infertility
Note: Grants must be used within 6 months of application approval date and only apply to IVF treatment at a clinic in Canada. The grant will not apply to any government funded cycles (eg. OFP in Ontario) or any cycles where other funding is already being applied. If you have significant changes to your application after applying (eg. change in doctor or clinic), your grant may be revoked and you may be required to reapply. Meeting eligibility requirements does not guarantee a successful grant application.
2. Required Documents
Please download and complete these documents (they have been updated as of January 1, 2025). You will upload them within your online application.
You will need to complete these first before you begin the application.
1. Assets & Liabilities Form: Once you complete this form, you’ll input the information as part of your online application and upload a copy of the completed form. Download here.
2. Medical Evaluation Form: To be completed by your treating Fertility Specialist. Once they have completed the form, you’ll input the information as part of your online application and upload a copy of the completed form. Download here.
3. Applicant Release Form: Complete this form and upload it with your online application. Download here.
3. Online Application
Complete the online application. It may take up to 8 weeks to complete the review of your application. You will then be contacted via email with respect to the outcome of your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Submit your $50 application fee which is done via $50 donation on our website. Please put in the notes that this donation is related to your application.
To ensure you completed all of the necessary steps, we recommend completing this Application Checklist before submitting your application.
FAQs
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Absolutely not. We help all Canadians across all provinces, as long as you meet the required eligibility criteria. Please visit the grant application pages to review eligibility criteria.
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You can be working with any fertility clinic across Canada to be eligible for a Modern Miracle grant. Please note that we have a partnership with Pollin Fertility in Toronto. If you are a patient of Pollin Fertility, ensure you submit the application specific to them. You can find it by visiting this page.
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There are many considerations that go into the applicant selection process. For example, we review financial need as well as the prognosis provided by your doctor. All of these considerations help us with the difficult decision of who is selected for a grant.
Note that meeting the eligibility requirements does not guarantee you a grant.
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The grant can be used to offset the cost of one IVF treatment cycle, excluding the cost of medications, storage fees and advanced testing. Please see the FAQ regarding excluded expenses.
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Yes, if you are using donor eggs and you need to pay for their IVF cycle, you are eligible for the grant and the grant can be applied to their cycle.
You would apply for a Modern Miracle grant using all of your own information and if approved, we would pay the grant funds directly to the clinic against the invoice for the donor’s IVF cycle.
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Once we receive your application, members of the Modern Miracle team will review the information provided. Once the information is verified, we send the signed Medical Evaluation Form to our medical advisors for expert review.
Any non-medical information that is included in the Medical Evaluation Form (i.e. applicant name, name of clinic, name of fertility specialist) is redacted and our medical advisors will never review and opine on their own patients.
Once your application has completed our review process, you will be contacted via email as to the outcome of your application.
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While we aim to review applications as quickly as possible, it may take up to 8 weeks to complete the review.
Once the application review is completed, you will be contacted via email as to the outcome of your application.
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The grant can be applied against expenses related to your IVF cycle (retrieval, frozen or fresh embryo transfers).
Expenses not covered by the grant include: medications, storage fees, advanced testing fees, surrogacy fees, egg donor or sperm donation fees. The grant can also not be applied retroactively to IVF cycles already completed or started prior to applying.
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Yes, grants must be used within 6 months of your application approval date.
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No, grants cannot be used to offset any IVF expenses during a government funded cycle.
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This may be a factor when determining which applicants are selected. Given that we have limited grants to provide, preference may be given to those who do not have access or the opportunity to take advantage of a funded cycle.
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This will be a factor when determining which applicants are selected. Given that we have limited grants to provide, preference may be given to those who have not received any other funding.
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Unfortunately at this time, we have had to make the difficult decision to prioritize applicants who have not yet had the opportunity and privilege to have a child. If you are experiencing secondary infertility but do not have any living children, you are eligible to apply.
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You can re-apply but we suggest only re-applying if there has been a material change in your application. For example, if your application is rejected due to medical prognosis, we recommend applying if there has been a material change to your treatment plan (eg. from using own egg/sperm to using donor).
If you’re unsure if you should re-apply, reach out to our team at hello@modernmiraclefoundation.com and we can provide guidance.
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These grants are one-time grants. As such, you cannot re-apply after successfully receiving a grant from Modern Miracle.