Arthritis Society Canada Ignite Innovation Grants 2025

Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must hold a firm academic position (as a primary appointment) which allows the individual to engage in independent research activities for the duration of the project and includes the ability to supervise trainees and publish research results.

A researcher designated as the Principal Investigator must be based in, or formally affiliated with, an eligible Canadian Host Institution such as a university, research institute or health care agency. Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, Adjunct Professors or Status only appointments (except where they hold a firm academic position at another Canadian institution), technical support staff, or investigators based outside of Canada are not eligible to be a Principal Investigator. Both the Principal Investigator and executive authorities of the Host Institution are required to agree to the terms of the Host Institution/Arthritis Society Canada Agreement included as part of the application, thereby acknowledging and agreeing to all the responsibilities and obligations outlined in that Agreement.

The person named as the Principal Investigator remains the Principal Investigator on a grant for the duration of the grant unless given express permission by Arthritis Society Canada.

Offered Benefits

The maximum grant per application is $50,000 annually for up to two years ($100,000 total). These grants are non-renewable. 

Application Process

Applications must be submitted through the Arthritis Society Canada’s  online research grants portal and include the following components:

• Scientific Abstract (Max. 500 words)

• Keywords

• Project description (Max. 2,000 words), including:

  • A detailed scientific proposal clearly stating the aims of the project including a thorough review of the literature to prove novelty and/or any related work done in the area, experimental design, methods, and analysis.

  • Preliminary data may be included but is not a requirement. Investigators must provide a compelling rationale for the hypothesis and clearly address feasibility.

  • Details of the investigator(s) including which member(s) of the research team will be responsible for which aspect of the project and a rationale for their inclusion in the project are required, as well as a description of the research environment where the work will take place.

• References 

• Innovation statement (Max. 400 words) explicitly describing how the project is transformational and innovative

• Vision statement (Max. 250 words) explicitly describing how the proposed work could move the field forward and accelerate progress in arthritis research

• Relevance of the proposal to Arthritis Society Canada's Research Strategy priority areas (Max. 250 words)

• Project team members and contact information

• Description of any partnerships with industry, policy makers, consumers, health care providers and others that advance and accelerate the application of the research (Max. 250 words)

• Lay summary sections (Max. 100 words each)

• Knowledge translation plan sections (Max. 250 words each)

• Proposed budget and budget justification (Max. 1500 words). Requests for funds to support work relating to Canadian Dupuytren Society top-up funding must be itemized separately. 

For more details, visit Arthritis Canada Scholarship webpage.

Required Documents:

• Application Deadline June 27, 2025
• Value $50,000
• Study Level Grants
• Sponsor Arthritis Society Canada
• Eligible Country All Countries