Research Admin Offices:

• HRS

Opportunity Type:

• Fellowship

Value:

Our research funding is always contingent on the generosity of our donors.

The maximum award per application is $40,000-$50,000 annually for up to three years ($120,000-$150,000 total). These awards are non-renewable.

Please note the matching funds required for this program:

• Candidates who hold a PhD are eligible for $40,000 for a maximum of three years. The award of $40,000 includes 50% matched funding. Successful applicants will receive up to $20,000 annually from Arthritis Society Canada for this award. The other 50% of the award funding must come from one or more partners (government, industry, NFP or academic institution) or be allocated from an existing research agency grant.
• Candidates who hold a clinical health professional degree are eligible for a salary of $40,000 – $50,000 for a maximum of three years, depending upon the number of years of academic training. The award of $40,000 -$50,000 includes 50% matched funding. Successful applicants will receive up to $25,000 annually from Arthritis Society Canada for this award. The other 50% of the award funding must come from one or more partners (government, industry, NFP or academic institution) or be allocated from an existing research agency grant.

Disciplines:

• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Arthritis Society Canada

Deadlines:

Description:

This opportunity supports post-doctoral researchers studying one of the following: arthritis pain, osteoarthritis research, inflammatory arthritis, childhood arthritis, or work-related research for people with arthritis.

Eligibility:

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Work at an eligible research institution in Canada on a research project that is relevant to the research priority areas in Arthritis Society Canada’s 2020-25 Research Strategy;
• Be in receipt of a PhD or a health professional degree (or equivalent, in a field such as medicine, dentistry, rehabilitation sciences, nursing, pharmaceutical studies, veterinary medicine, etc.) by the anticipated start date of the project;
• Be within their first four (4) years of postdoctoral training at the time of the application deadline; and
• NOT be in the same research laboratory (supervisor) in which they received their PhD.

Note: Applicants who are not in receipt of their PhD at the application deadline but who will be in receipt of their PhD by the start of funding, and who can provide all required documentation, are eligible to apply.

The roles and responsibilities of the Trainee and Host Institution in the management of Arthritis Society Canada’s research and training funds are defined on the Arthritis Society Canada website.

Resources:

Additional Details. 

Contact:

If applying from the Faculty of Health Sciences, unless otherwise indicated, you no longer need to send documents to HRS Intake. Your first point of contact is your assigned Senior Grants Advisor.