NMT Surrogacy Grant
Providing additional support for families going through surrogacy
Partnering with the Fertility Friends Foundation
Surrogacy journeys are incredibly challenging. The two most challenging aspects in my view – matching with a surrogate, and affordability. Through Not My Tummy, I aim to remove barriers to matching, but this left cost as a considerable challenge for many families.
This is why partnering with Fertility Friends Foundation on the Not My Tummy Surrogacy Grant has become so important – to tackle financial barriers blocking individuals and couples from realizing their dream of having a child via surrogacy.
Eligibility Criteria for Applicants
Age 18-50
Years Old
Applicants MUST be between 18 and 50 years of age.
Canadian
Citizenship
Applicants must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and reside in Canada.
Medical Condition
Health Status
​All applicants must not have a medical condition that would pose a serious risk to themselves or, in the case of females, the child they would carry (e.g. active acute infections).
Treatment
Start Date
Recipients must begin treatment within 6 months after receiving the grant.
ASRM Infertility Status (Hetero couples only)
Heterosexual couples MUST meet the ASRM definition of infertility
Medical
Diagnosis
Applicants must have a medical diagnosis of infertility certified in writing by a medical provider with the following exceptions: (1) Applicants who are members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community (2) Applicants who are single
Child
Support
All applicants must possess the means to offer continued child support (at least one partner must maintain employment).
UIU Cycles Completion (Same Sex Females Only)
Same sex females: MUST have completed 6 IUI cycles unless other diagnoses of infertility have been made.
Reproductive Endocrinologist Appointment
Applicants must have seen a Reproductive Endocrinologist within the previous 6 months.
Fertility Clinic
Patient
Grant Applicants must be patients of a Fertility Clinic located in Canada. Grants will exclusively be disbursed to Canadian Fertility Clinics.
Not My Tummy Surrogacy Grant
In addition to receiving a Fertility Friends Foundation $5,000 grant, grant recipients going through a surrogacy journey will automatically enter a chance to get the Not my Tummy Grant including the following:
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A $5,000 grant for surrogacy-specific clinic costs (Health Canada donor screening, surrogate medical screening, surrogate and/or intended parent psychological screening, mock cycle costs, costs associated with an embryo transfer to a surrogate)
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1 Not My Tummy Custom DIY Matching Roadmap ($1000 Value) or equivalent value towards another NMT service
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All applicants will be reviewed by Fertility Friends Foundation’s medical and financial committees.