Arthritis Society Canada Ignite Innovation Grants 2025

The goal of the Ignite Innovation Grant program is to support the development and testing of transformative, paradigm-shifting concepts and approaches to address critical barriers to progress in arthritis research, challenge our understanding of arthritis and its management, and generate novel approaches to confront the challenges we face in defeating arthritis and delivering the best evidence-informed care possible. The program intends to foster novel, high-potential projects and ideas that could be expanded in the future through additional funding sources (i.e., successful operating grants, industry partnership programs, cross-disciplinary funding opportunities, etc.).

Summary

1. Application Deadline: June 27, 2025
2. Value: $50,000
3. Study Level: Grants
4. Sponsor: Arthritis Society Canada
5. Eligible Country: All Countries

Eligibility Criteria for Arthritis Society Canada Ignite Innovation Grants 2025

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.

Application Documents

1. Signature page (signed by the PI, Department Head/Dean and Host Institution(s))
2. PI, Co-PI, and Co-Applicant CVs (Canadian Common CV – CIHR Biosketch version - CIHR issued PIN required)
3. Timelines and Milestones (1 page, PDF upload)
4. Letter(s) of support from collaborators, partners, and consumers, as needed
5. If the success of the research proposed depends on a critical agent/material from a third party, a letter of collaboration must be included

Optional attachments

1. Appendices (Max. 5MB per document)

Benefits of Arthritis Society Canada Ignite Innovation Grants 2025

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

How to Apply

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

1. Scientific Abstract (Max. 500 words)
2. Keywords
3. Project description (Max. 2,000 words), including:
4. 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.
5. Preliminary data may be included but is not a requirement. Investigators must provide a compelling rationale for the hypothesis and clearly address feasibility.
6. 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.
7. References
8. Innovation statement (Max. 400 words) explicitly describing how the project is transformational and innovative
9. Vision statement (Max. 250 words) explicitly describing how the proposed work could move the field forward and accelerate progress in arthritis research
10. Relevance of the proposal to Arthritis Society Canada's Research Strategy priority areas (Max. 250 words)
11. Project team members and contact information
12. Description of any partnerships with industry, policymakers, consumers, healthcare care providers, and others that advance and accelerate the application of the research (Max. 250 words)
13. Lay summary sections (Max 100 words each)
14. Knowledge translation plan sections (Max. 250 words each)
15. 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.

Application Deadline

June 27, 2025

Application Link(s)

• Apply for Arthritis Society Canada Ignite Innovation Grants 2025