Published: 19 Mar 2024 336 views
Salary awards are offered to graduate students who are undertaking full-time research training in an area of clear relevance to arthritis and Arthritis Society Canada's Strategic Plan 2020-2025: Accelerating Impact - Research Strategy which aims to identify research avenues that focus on areas of highest priority to patients and achieve the highest levels of scientific excellence and rigour. Applications must focus on innovative research efforts in the following priority areas.
Arthritis Society Canada is a national health charity, fueled by donors and volunteers, with a mission to fight the fire of arthritis with the fire of research, advocacy, innovation, information and support. Arthritis Society Canada is dedicated to extinguishing arthritis. We represent the six million Canadians living with arthritis today, and the millions more who are impacted or at risk.? Fueled by the trust and support of our donors and volunteers, Arthritis Society Canada is fighting the fire of arthritis?with research, advocacy, innovation,?information?and support.?W... continue reading
Our research funding is always contingent on the generosity of our donors. The maximum award per application is $35,000 annually for up to three years ($105,000 total). These awards are non-renewable.
Please note the matching funds required for this program:
To be considered eligible for this award, applicants must:
Peer Review:
Review Criteria:
The review criteria for applications will include, but not necessarily be restricted to the following:
Quality of the candidate and research environment
Strength of the CVs, transcripts, letters of support, etc.
Strength of the research and training environment
Strength and appropriateness of the supervision
Potential impact of the award to the candidate
Quality of the research project
Scientific merit of the arthritis research project and its potential to create new knowledge, significantly advance our understanding of arthritis, and/or improve care or support for people affected by arthritis. For example, the development of new therapeutics, diagnostics, devices, intellectual property, information to consumers and/or health policy makers, decrease the burden of illness, improve quality of life, etc.
Consumer engagement plan, as appropriate
Sex and/or gender considerations
Feasibility of the proposed research project within the time frame. For example, are the timelines appropriate, technology and laboratory environment available etc.
Relevance of the proposal to Arthritis Society Canada's 2020-2025 Research Strategy
It is the applicant’s responsibility to make convincing arguments supporting the relevance of their proposal to Arthritis Society Canada’s Research Strategy, specifically one or more of the five research priority areas (arthritis pain, OA, IA, childhood, and work). More details can be found in Accelerating Impact: Research Strategy.
The role of the consumer is to assess the feasibility, relevance to the strategic priorities and potential impact of the proposed research to address an important problem and the potential of the candidate. The consumer will also assess the quality of the lay sections.
Required attachments
Optional attachments:
Appendices (Max. 5MB per document)
Interested and qualified? Go to Arthritis Society Canada on arthritis.ca to apply
A maximum of one application per trainee will be permitted in the competition.
All submissions will be screened for completeness and eligibility. Note that incomplete applications by the deadline will be deemed ineligible and withdrawn from the competition. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that applications are complete at the time of submission.
All applicants are strongly advised to read all program documentation listed below. If you have any questions, please contact the research department.
Applications must be submitted through Arthritis Society Canada’s online research grant portal and include the following components:
