How much funding does Arthritis Research Grants provide?

Arthritis Research Grants provides Up to US $250,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Arthritis Research Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Arthritis Research Grants

Arthritis National Research Foundation

Foundation Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Up to US $250,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

Basic Eligibility.
Investigators must possess either a M.D. and/or Ph.
D. degree or equivalent.
Applicants must be affiliated with, and complete all grant-funded research, at a qualified U.S. nonprofit research institution.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Applications from prior grant recipients or those with certain NIH grants are ineligible.
Not eligible: Applications that list a Co-PI will not be accepted.
Not eligible: Applicants may not apply for funding if they have already received a grant from ANRF.Applicant may not have (or ever had) an NIH R01 grant or equivalent.
Not eligible: “or equivalent” is defined as receipt of an NIH K08, DOD or NSF grant plus other support totaling more than $300,000 per year.
Not eligible: Do not apply if you’ve had an NIH R01 or equivalent support.
Not eligible: Post-doctoral researchers and graduate students “to be named” will not be funded.
Not eligible: Senior personnel (considered Associate Professor level or above) and mentors will not be funded.
Not eligible: Overhead or indirect costs will not be funded.

Overview

The Arthritis National Research Foundation supports early career researchers in their quest to advance understanding and treatment of arthritis and related autoimmune diseases. Annually, the foundation grants 10 to 20 awards of $125,000 each for two years. Focus areas include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and more. Eligible investigators must hold an M.D. or Ph.D., be affiliated with a U.S. nonprofit research institution, and commit significant research time. Applications from prior grant recipients or those with certain NIH grants are ineligible.

The Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) is dedicated to funding highly qualified, early career investigators associated with major research institutes, universities and hospitals throughout the United States who are seeking to discover new knowledge for the prevention, treatment and cure of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.
Areas of Focus
A variety of arthritis grants for scientists and researchers working on arthritis and related autoimmune diseases are awarded each year. ANRF awards 10 – 20 grants annually at $125,000 per year for two years.
Grants funded include, but are not limited to a focus on:
OsteoarthritisRheumatoid arthritisJuvenile arthritisLupusPsoriatic arthritisGoutSclerodermaAnkylosing SpondylitisPediatric Rheumatology FibromyalgiaUveitis (shown in relationship to autoimmune forms of arthritis)

Eligibility

Basic EligibilityInvestigators must possess either a M.D. and/or Ph.D. degree or equivalent.Applicants must be affiliated with, and complete all grant-funded research, at a qualified U.S. nonprofit research institution.Applicants are not required to be U.S. citizens.Project EligibilityClinical and basic studies will be considered. Clinical studies should have a translational component that helps reveal the underlying mechanisms or response to therapy.Awardees must commit a minimum of 50% protected research time to total research activities.

Ineligibility

Applications that list a Co-PI will not be accepted.Applicants may not apply for funding if they have already received a grant from ANRF.Applicant may not have (or ever had) an NIH R01 grant or equivalent. “or equivalent” is defined as receipt of an NIH K08, DOD or NSF grant plus other support totaling more than $300,000 per year.Do not apply if you’ve had an NIH R01 or equivalent support.Post-doctoral researchers and graduate students “to be named” will not be funded.Senior personnel (considered Associate Professor level or above) and mentors will not be funded.Overhead or indirect costs will not be funded.

What Arthritis National Research Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 15
Total given: $2.14M
Median grant: $125K
Range: $12K–$375K

By dollars: New York 29%, Massachusetts 18%, California 12%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Boston, MA; St. Louis, MO.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
73% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA

To support medical research study

$375K
Washington University in Stlouis · St Louis, MO

To support medical research study

$250K
New York University Grossman School of Medicine · New York, NY

To support medical research study

$125K
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research · Manhasset, NY

To support medical research study

$125K
The Regents of the University of California · San Francisco, CA

To support medical research study

$125K