Grants in Aid

Grants in Aid

Eligibility and Definition

The ARA Research Fund provides funding for several Grants in Aid each year. These are for short-term projects with well-defined aims, which can be achieved within a 12-month period. In some cases, grants-in-aid will address questions which complement established programs of research. Only new investigators and those undertaking allied health research are eligible for these grants, excluding physiotherapists unless they meet the criteria of a ‘New investigator’ (defined as within six years of receiving their PhD). Previous funding from Arthritis Australia and potential overlap with other sources of funding is taken into account.

The details of these can be found on the Arthritis Australia National Research Program website or on the Past recipients page here.

Value

Up to $20,000

Awarded

Annually

Application Process

Arthritis Australia

Past Recipients

YEAR

NAME

PROJECT

 

2024

Caitlin Jones   

REduced oPioids After joInt Replacement Surgery (REPAIRS): a pilot trial

 
 

Annabelle Small  

Synovial neutrophils in early rheumatoid arthritis: relationship with clinical outcome and the development of improved handling procedures  
 

Kim Watkins

Closing gaps in osteoarthritis care through community pharmacy

 
2023

Laura Ross

Development of a patient global assessment for systemic sclerosis
2022 Madeleine Bryant

Validation and integration of Patient Reported Experience Measures in outpatient rheumatology care in Australia

  Suellen Lyne

The Healthcare Burden of Giant Cell Arteritis in South Australia

 

  Joshua Zadro

Stratified care integrated with eHealth for low back pain

 

2021 Shereen Paramalingam

Cardiac MRI in myositis

 

  Marina De Barros Pinheiro

Enhancing transition from hospital to community based exercise for patients with musculoskeletal disorders

 

2016 Mandy Nikpour

A disease damage index in scleroderma

 

 

For information on recipients of ARA Research Fund grants prior to 2016, please contact the ARA Research Fund Secretariat ara@rheumatology.org.au target=”_blank”

Funding Guidelines

Within three months of completion of the project for which ARA Research Fund donations were awarded, the successful applicant will be required to submit a written report in layman’s terms about the project (for publication) as well as a full scientific report to Arthritis Australia (AA) and to the Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA). The ARA should also receive a copy of any publications resulting from this work. The ARA Research Fund must be acknowledged on any publication related to the funded work and oral presentations and/or posters should include the ARA Research Fund logo, where feasible.