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Get Involved

Progress in spinal cord injury research depends on people who choose to back it. Your support — of time, skill or funds — helps turn careful science into real recovery, sooner and more safely.

Ways to help

Choose how you give

There is no single right way to make a difference. Find the path that fits your life and means the most to you.

Donate

A one-off or regular gift goes directly toward research, trials and the work that brings treatments closer.

Fundraise

Run an event, take on a challenge or rally your community — every effort adds momentum to the cause.

Volunteer expertise

Researchers, clinicians and professionals can lend skills and time to strengthen our shared work.

Leave a gift in your will

A bequest is a lasting way to support future breakthroughs — a legacy of hope for the people who come after.

Backing people

Travel grants & awards

Knowledge grows when people meet, share and learn together. We help researchers and clinicians attend the conferences, courses and training that sharpen their skills and connect them with the wider field.

By supporting travel and professional development, we invest in the people whose work will shape the next generation of spinal cord injury care — and we make sure good ideas travel further than any single institution.

What support can cover

Learning that pays forward

Grants and awards may help with attending major conferences, presenting new findings, joining specialist training, or building collaborations across centres and borders.

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Our champions

Ambassadors

Across the community, dedicated people give their voice and energy to the cause. These roles show the kinds of champions who help carry the work forward.

Community Ambassador

Connector

Brings people together at events and online, sharing what the network does and welcoming newcomers with warmth and practical help.

Research Champion

Advocate

Helps explain why careful research matters, encouraging support for trials and celebrating the science behind safe recovery.

Lived-Experience Advocate

Voice

Speaks from personal experience of spinal cord injury, making sure the community's real needs stay at the heart of every decision.

Make it count

Donate today

Every gift moves research from possibility to practice. Your support helps fast-track safe, evidence-based recovery for people living with spinal cord injury.