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2025 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Request for Proposals

Arthritis Foundation

This Request for Proposals invites applications that seek to better understand and predict the development, progression, and treatment response of RA. This includes applications focused on investigating the conversion of pre-RA to clinical RA, disease progression, and treatment response and safety. Competitive projects should aim to define risk factors/biomarkers of conversion of pre-RA to clinical RA, disease progression, treatment response, pathogenic mechanisms, and/or therapeutic approach personalization. 

The pilot research award can be up to $150,000 inclusive of 8% indirect costs for up to 2 years. Large research awards can be up to $450,000 inclusive of 8% indirect costs and up to 3 years.

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Rheumatology

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Criteria for Applicants:

• All proposed research projects must be led by a Principal Investigator (PI) who holds a doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree).

• Applicants who hold the rank of full Professor (or equivalent) are excluded from applying for these opportunities.

• For Pilot Awards: PIs must hold a full-time faculty/staff appointment up to and including the rank of Associate Professor (or equivalent) or be a clinical or postdoctoral research fellow at an academic or other non-profit research institution within the United States. Applicants holding non-tenure track, full-time, independent faculty-level positions with titles such as Instructor, Assistant Research Professor, or similar are eligible to apply.

o For purposes of this RFP, a postdoctoral fellow is an individual who holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., or an equivalent degree), who is engaged in a temporary period of mentored research for the purpose of acquiring the professional skills needed to pursue a career path of their choosing.

o For the purposes of this RFP, clinical fellows are individuals who are in subspecialty fellowship training and are working at an eligible institution (see above criteria).

o Clinical and postdoctoral fellows must have a minimum of 75% protected research time.

• For Large Awards: PIs must hold a full-time faculty/staff appointment up to and including the rank of Associate Professor (or equivalent). Applicants holding nontenure track, full-time, independent faculty-level positions with titles such as Instructor, Assistant Research Professor, or similar are eligible to apply. Postdoctoral fellows and clinical fellows are not eligible to apply for this award type.

• If previously funded by the Arthritis Foundation, the applicant must be up to date on all reporting requirements.

• Individuals currently holding the role of PI on an active Arthritis Foundation RA Research Program award are not eligible to apply unless their current award ends by December 31, 2025.

• Multiple applications will be accepted from a single institution, provided that each application has a different applicant PI and represents a distinct hypothesis.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Arthritis Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 1355 Peachtree St NE Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30309

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