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 $25,000
Awarded
Annually
Application Process
Past Recipients
| YEAR | NAME | PROJECT | |
| 2025 | Sarah Wallwork | Co-designing the VITAL Project for juvenile idiopathic arthritis | |
| Glen Whittaker | Patient-centred outcomes of a rheumatology podiatry service for people with foot-specific symptoms: a randomised feasibility trial | ||
| Nicole D’Souza | Co-design of a knee osteoarthritis gait retraining intervention program | ||
| 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 | ||
| Rocco Cavaleri | Home-based neuromodulation: Boosting the analgesic effects of exercise | Consumer Report | |
| 2023 | Laura Ross | Development of a patient global assessment for systemic sclerosis | Consumer Report |
| 2022 | Madeleine Bryant | Validation and integration of Patient Reported Experience Measures in outpatient rheumatology care in Australia | Consumer Report |
| 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
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.