EULAR Research Funding

Research Vouchers

The EULAR Research Centre offers several rapid funding opportunities (“vouchers”) to help investigators cover ad hoc expenses or services in support of their ongoing rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) research projects.

1. Research Service Voucher

The Research Service Voucher provides rapid funding of up to EUR 5,000 in expenses for purchasing core services, technology/equipment, and core resources in support of RMD research projects. The goal is to give investigators with limited research funds the support they need to nurture a small idea with big potential.

Researchers can either:

Add new data collection to an existing (“parent”) RMD project to develop new research that is distinct from the aims of the parent project.
Collect information de novo, outside the context of an existing project, to support the development of new RMD research.

Budget: EUR 5,000 per project
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed quarterly
Upcoming application due date: June 30, 2022

2. EU Grant Development Voucher

This voucher provides rapid funding for purchasing professional grant writing support to apply for EU grants, such as the European Research Council (ERC) or Horizon Europe. Supported grant projects must address the needs of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Budget: EUR 5,000 per project
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed as they are received

3. Publication Support Voucher

This voucher provides rapid funding to support publications about rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases research in high-quality peer-review journals. Preference will be given to EULAR-endorsed journals (i.e., Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (ARD), RMD open) and journals associated with national societies and organizations.

Budget: EUR 2,000 per project
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed quarterly
Upcoming application due date: June 30, 2022

Additional funding support by EULAR and FOREUM:

EULAR’s bursaries, grants, and exchange opportunities
Every year, EULAR awards bursaries for courses, educational visits, and scientific trainings to researchers and health professionals from European countries in the field of rheumatology.
FOREUM Funding
FOREUM is an independent fundraising institution for research funding based in Switzerland and supported by EULAR.

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Questions?

Contact the Research team at research@eular.org