Catalyst Grants Program

Our Catalyst Grants have sparked high-impact interdisciplinary research and empowered our members to take an idea and develop it further.

The BJI Catalyst Grant competition is designed to support interdisciplinary early-stage projects by awarding members seed funding to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and help members advance their work and increase the potential for external funding.

To be eligible, projects must:

  • be interdisciplinary
  • be relevant to musculoskeletal health
  • demonstrate potential for high impact

$413,356 and $8 M ROI

Catalyst funding supported 17 projects from 2015 to 2017 and has seen over $8M secured by recipients in other funding attributed directly to research initiated by a Catalyst Grant

47   |  8   |  2   |  1   |  15  

The first 3 years of Catalyst Grans also lead to many Publications | Industry Partnerships | Clincial Trials | Patents | and New Collaborations.

Catalyst Grants impact

Western researchers bring X-ray technology to developing countries

BJI member David Holdsworth and a team of African and Canadian medical imaging experts are in the process of developing a cost-effective, portable digital x-ray system.

From seed money to big collaborations: new hope for osteoarthritis patients

BJI Scientist Tom Appleton explains how a small amount of seed money bloomed into numerous big research collaborations and close to $4 million in grant funding.

Serving implant patients by detecting corrosion on a nanoscale

Corrosion science expert Yolanda Hedberg has dedicated her research to analyzing and predicting material deterioration that could result in health hazards or environmental pollution. Joint implants are of special interest to her as a BJI Scientist.

How to apply...

Catalyt grants are available to BJI members only. Please visit our member resources for more information on how to apply, requirements, timelines, and previous winning projects. If you have any questions or you are a member but don’t know how to access our member resources, please reach out to westerns.bji@uwo.ca.