Description:
The Strategic Operating Grant program provides funding to support research proposals aligned with The Society’s priorities. Consistent with the Society’s 5 Year Strategic Research plan, Requests for Applications (RFAs) for Strategic Operating Grants will be published for each theme (typically one theme a year). The theme for the 2013/14 competition is Restoration of Joint Structure and Function. Applicants will be required to submit an LOI for approval by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) prior to being invited to submit a full application. Applications will be judged by a subcommittee of the SAC and additional experts (as necessary).
Eligibility:
Applications must be submitted by eligible Nominated Principal Investigator as defined by the Society. Awards will have clear expectations for protected time for research activities, for research productivity, for participation in Strategic Networking Workshops, and participation in The Society’s Research Scholar webinar series. Performance will be monitored annually by The Society. Expectations are high scholarly activity, an end of‐grant reporting (including 2 years reporting after the end of grant) is expected to fully capture the results of the activities of these grants. Expectations include annual reporting, attendance at Strategic Networking Workshops,
presentations in the Scholars webinar series, and acknowledgement of The Society in all research communications.
The Young Investigator operating grants are intended to promote creativity in all domains of research and are therefore not restricted to the strategic themes. If a CIHR grant is awarded in the same year, The Society’s successful applicant is expected to accept the CIHR grant. The Society will however award the applicant $25,000 to assist with laboratory start up expenses. Applications will be judged by a subcommittee of the SAC and additional experts (as necessary).
• A Young investigator is defined by The Society as an individual who is within 4 years of their first academic appointment and has never previously held an operating grant of more than $70,000 from the Society, CAN, CIHR or another national peer‐reviewed funding agency.
• The Young Investigator is expected to perform the roles and responsibilities of a Nominated Principal
Investigator. Awards will have clear expectations for protected time for research activities, for research productivity, for participation in Strategic Networking Workshops, and participation in The Society’s Research Scholar webinar series. Performance will be monitored annually by The Society. Expectations are high scholarly activity, and end of‐grant reporting (including 2 years reporting after the end of grant) is expected to fully capture the results of the activities of these grants. Expectations include annual reporting, attendance at Strategic Networking Workshops, presentations in the Scholars webinar series, and acknowledgement of The Society in all research communications.
Description: The purpose of Young Investigator Minor Equipment Grants is to assist Young Investigators with laboratory start up costs. These grants can be combined with institutional, provincial or other eligible matching funds to purchase major equipment.
The Models of Care Catalyst Grant program provides one-time funding to catalyze research in models of care in preparation for larger scale competitions to be offered by the Society and other funding agencies. Funds can be used to synthesize relevant knowledge, develop state-of-the-art approaches, cultivate transdisciplinary collaborations, and integrate tools, research designs and methods. Some examples of the focus of proposals to be funded under this initiative include, but are not limited to: access to care, populations in need (aboriginal, pediatric), issues of pain and work disability, disease management, and outcomes.
An Investigator award supports individuals who are 4‐10 years into their careers as investigators and have made outstanding contributions and demonstrated leadership in arthritis research. It is intended for those who, early in their careers, have developed a reputation for excellence in arthritis research. Leadership plays an important role
in this position. A national reputation, working towards an international reputation, of excellence is expected at this stage. Investigators of The Society are expected to have at least 75% protected time for arthritis‐related research, participate in Strategic Networking Workshops, participate in The Society’s Research Scholar webinar series, acknowledge The Society’s support in their written and oral presentations of their research, and be available to
support the Communications officer of The Society and as occasional public spokespersons for The Society as appropriate.
Eligibility
Eligible candidates must:
application;
(Previously called the Network Scholar)
The Young Investigator Salary Award is intended to provide junior academics within 4 years of a full time research appointment, with what would usually be their first opportunity, upon completion of training, to demonstrate their ability to initiate and carry out independent research of relevance to arthritis, before becoming involved in carrying out the full research and teaching duties expected of a regular member of the university staff.
A candidate must:
• hold either a clinical health professional degree or a PhD;
• be a Canadian citizen/ or landed immigrant;
• be within 4 years of a full time research appointment at a Canadian university or affiliated research institute or hospital;
• have a written commitment from the Institution, via letter from the Dean of Faculty or Research Director which accompanies the application, committing to:
Networking/KT grants are intended to provide support for meetings that promote the development of new research teams, for grant planning specifically for arthritis‐related research projects, or for special dissemination/translation of research.
Grants are open to scientists, trainees and consumers
Funds may be used for:
The purpose of this grant is to facilitate consumer involvement in research. Consumers continue to be a valued asset to Arthritis Society and these funds are to available to consumers directly involved in developing, or providing ongoing input to, research operating grants on arthritis‐specific topics whether granted by The Society, by Tricouncil Agencies, or other eligible peer‐reviewed funding agency or foundation.
Funds may be used for the following activities:
• to support consumers who train other consumers to become responsible participants in the research enterprise (including participation in grant development, grant reviews, and in educating grantees and awardees of the consumer viewpoint).
• To support travel of consumers to attend relevant conferences.
• To cover expenses of producing / creating materials and communications related to knowledge transfer, the role of consumers in arthritis research and related resources for consumers and researchers.
The Clinician Investigator Salary Award is intended to provide new clinician investigators, within 4 years of a full time clinical faculty appointment, with what would usually be their first opportunity, upon completion of post graduate training, to demonstrate their ability to initiate and carry out independent research of clear relevance to arthritis, before becoming involved in carrying out the full clinical, teaching and research duties expected of a regular member of the university staff.
Awardees are expected to complete a research project during the term of this salary award. The proposed project must be of clear relevance to inflammatory arthritis and be aligned with one or more of the research pillars under the Canadian Initiative for Outcomes in Rheumatology Care (CIORA) grant program:
Members of Lupus Ontario (formerly known as the Ontario Lupus Association) have established an annual Fellowship in memory of their colleague, the late Geoff Carr. The Fellowship is designed to train a rheumatologist to be an expert in the management of patients with lupus. The Lupus Fellow will follow patients at an accredited lupus clinic, supervise patient care and education, and become involved in clinical research. The stipend attached to the Geoff Carr Lupus Fellowship will be $65,000 Cdn. per annum. Candidates must arrange their own place of training in Ontario.
The Clinician Teacher/Educator award program aims to increase the profile of rheumatology within undergraduate and postgraduate medical school curricula in order to enhance recruitment of physicians into rheumatology training programs and eventual placement in academic Arthritis Centres and community practice in Canada.
The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Arthritis Network offer studentships to graduate students who are undertaking full-time research training in an area of clear relevance to arthritis and The Arthritis Society's 5-year research strategic plan. Applications are to be made by the proposed supervisor, who must be a Canadian arthritis researcher / Investigator with a research appointment at a CIHR-eligible Canadian university or research institute. In addition to courses in research methods, the training program must include actual involvement in research. Students enrolled in programs oriented toward clinical training with no research thesis are NOT eligible for this award.
The Arthritis Society/CAN Training Program provides 50% of the salary awarded through this program. Applicants are required to identify one or more partners who will provide the other 50% of the salary award. Partner funding may come from government (F/P/T), industry or academic institution sources or be allocated from a research agency grant.
To be eligible for studentship support,
The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Arthritis Network provides support for highly qualified postdoctoral students to engage in research that has clear relevance to arthritis, under the supervision of a Canadian arthritis researcher / Investigator with a research appointment at a CIHR-eligible Canadian university or research institute. Applications are to be made by the proposed supervisor, who must be a Canadian arthritis researcher / Investigator with a research appointment at a CIHR-eligible Canadian university or research institute. In addition to courses in research methods, the training program must include actual involvement in research. Students enrolled in programs oriented toward clinical training focused on research are eligible for these awards.
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